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Google’s AlphaProof Can Work on Mathematical Proofs Once Thought Beyond Machines

Google's AlphaProof is capable of solving complex mathematics but it's greatest feature may actually be finding errors.
Edutopia

A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems

Students aren’t necessarily missing the math, they’re missing how to make sense of the problem itself. Once we see ...

UC San Diego report finds alarming drop in freshmen math skills, with one in eight below middle school level

Shocking UC San Diego study reveals one in eight college freshmen lack basic math skills, with remedial course enrollment ...

Congress Passes IRS Math And Taxpayer Help Act – What It Means For Your Tax Mistakes

"No one should have to spend a fortune on a lawyer or hours trying to figure out what went wrong on their taxes when the IRS ...
University of Nevada, Reno

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.