Students who made math history when they were in high school have now published new ways of proving the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry.

In his "Meme History" column for the web_crawlr newsletter, Kyle explores the rise of the Confused Math Lady meme.

Mathematics didn’t arise complete and finished through the work of just one mathematician; it has a cultural history that spans many years. For centuries we’ve been looking at the sky or ...

The decimal point appears to have been first used in the 1440s, a century and a half earlier than initially assumed.

Test scores for eighth-grade students in the US declined in both US history and civics in 2022, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often referred to as ...

In celebration of pi (Greek letter π), the mathematical constant and infinite number whose first three digits are 3.14, UBNow features a special Q&A with Daniel Sage, professor and chair of the ...

At its core, California’s mathematics framework promotes a one-size-fits-all approach. Tracking students based on their abilities and needs is now discouraged. Other contentious elements of the ...

It’s Not Just Math and Reading: U.S. History Scores for 8th Graders Plunge The latest test results continue a nearly decade-long decline. Try a sample quiz to test your knowledge.

In the mid-16th century, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men traveled across North America, including large swaths of what would become known centuries later as the Lower Mississippi ...

A look at the curious history of Venn diagrams and the way they blend logic with geometry ...