Connecting math to real-world problems gives students a more sophisticated understanding of how math works.

The New Math of Wrinkling Patterns A comprehensive mathematical framework treats these crinkles as elegant solutions to geometric problems.

We spoke with an expert from Vanderbilt University about why patterns aren't included in the Common Core State Standards for kindergarten math and whether they should be added.

How to solve complex, real-world problems using applied math Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be implemented.

Aiming to get kids to understand and solve real-world math problems, one teacher developed a tool that uses Google Earth.

In her latest book, mathematician Eugenia Cheng invites readers to see math as more than just right or wrong answers.

To get more students interested in STEM subjects, teachers must break out of the traditional subject-matter silos and use an approach that helps kids understand how math is used in the real world.

When studying to become a math teacher, many teachers-in-training are taught to use concrete, real world examples to help illustrate mathematical concepts. New research, published in last week's ...

By applying a mathematical formula to nearly 15,000 works of art created across 500 years, a team of scientists has uncovered hidden patterns in these masterworks. In doing so, they not only ...

Where math is an abstraction of the real world, category theory is an abstraction of mathematics: It describes the architectural structure of any mathematical field, independent of the specific ...