Factorising an expression means finding the factors that multiply together to give that expression. For \(\mathbf{x^2 + 5x + 6}\), the first step is to find two numbers whose sum is 5 and whose ...

The Poincaré conjecture has been in the news lately. Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman submitted a proof 3 years ago claiming that he had proved the famous conjecture. In August, he won a ...

In her column “Why schools should bring back eighth-grade algebra” (Opinion, March 9), Marcela García seems to argue that, when it comes to teaching children mathematics, one size fits all. Having ...