A visual puzzle challenges you to find two hidden numbers, 58 and 33, amidst a sea of 53s within 12 seconds. This exercise ...

The doubling square trick is a simple mathematical shortcut designed for class 6 to 10 students to make multiplication easier ...

For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

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Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...