A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

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athematics is, at its core, an art. Like painters, musicians or writers, mathematicians create and explore new worlds. They ...

The Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia arranged floral depictions on pottery with symmetry and numerical sequences, ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a lot of time and energy into nurturing their small child’s love of reading, studies show that ...

In Drexel University’s Department of Mathematics, students work alongside renowned faculty experts while gaining hands-on career and research experiences. The mathematics department at Drexel ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

of Drexel Mathematics graduates are employed or enrolled in graduate or professional education.* A Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics is an undergraduate degree that provides theory and training in both ...

"I love being a math major as I get to further explore the topics that interest me the most and am setting myself up for a plethora of career choices," says Nathan Waskiewicz. "I also think every ...

The Department of Mathematics is committed to providing students with the foundational training necessary for graduate work as well as careers in education, business, industry, and public service. Our ...