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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Crunching numbers with purpose: Real world math at MSU solves community problems Contact: Kaitlyn Yeatman STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World ...

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

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 ...