There is one thing that ancient Greeks, Renaissance artists, a 17th century astronomer, and 21st century architects all have in common—they all used the golden mean, otherwise known as the golden ratio, divine proportion, or golden section. To be precise, this is the number 1.61803399— represented by the Greek letter phi—which is considered truly unique in its mathematical…

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—After 24 years of teaching advanced math, Will Frazer calculated how the COVID-19 plan would affect students during the  2020-2021 school year and cringed.  Though Florida was one of the least-restrictive states in the country when it came to COVID-19 measures, he couldn’t compute how remote viewing of classes from home could further learning….

A child’s future success in maths can be determined by the time a child is four years of age, a new study published by the Centre of Independent Studies (CIS) has found. David Geary, the Curators’ Professor, and Thomas Jefferson, fellow at the University of Missouri, found that the earlier children become “cardinal principle knowers,”…

More than 700 mathematicians and scientists have signed an open letter denouncing recent “trends” in K-12 mathematics education that proponents argue will close achievement gaps and damage America’s global competitiveness. “We write to express our alarm over recent trends in K-12 mathematics education in the United States,” the “ Open Letter on K-12 Mathematics,” which has…

The Oregon Department of Education has recommended a toolkit to all of its middle school teachers in order to make math less racist. Over the weekend, major cities on the West Coast, such as Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle, had riots and violent demonstrations break out on the city streets. In Florida, the attorney general…