While math word problems are widely used in classrooms at all grade levels to help put numbers, operations, and equations into context and connect math to the real world, they also increase the ...

In the realm of mathematical functions, a fascinating distinction arises between those that exhibit symmetry about the y-axis and those that display symmetry about the origin: even and odd functions.

When using LaTeX linear input to author expressions in the Microsoft Equation Editor, operand parsing for operators such as \lim, \int, \sum, \prod, etc. is inconsistent. For example, \int_{x=0}^n f(x ...

Catastrophizing is fixating on the worst possible outcome of a situation, even if unlikely. The author shares personal experiences with catastrophizing, particularly regarding a recent health ...

Do you sense something problematic about the word “problematic”? The way it’s used has changed a great deal in recent years, so much that it can now seem a little shifty. The journey that brought us ...

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Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

This research was supported in part by the U.S. Air Force under Contracts AF 49(638)-382 and AF 33(657)-8559 as well as by the National Aeronautical and Space Administration under Contract NASr-103.

Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar collaborate on a puzzle that’s greater than the sum of its parts. By Caitlin Lovinger Jump to: Tricky Clues | Today’s Theme SUNDAY PUZZLE — Will Shortz, in his print ...