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“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

These students have demonstrated perseverance, curiosity and problem-solving skills—qualities that not only earned them a place at the National Competition but also point to a promising future.” — ...

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Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most original problems. Those booklets get shared among delegations, then quietly ...

Winners of the New Hampshire State MATHCOUNTS competition held on March 14 at the NHTI will represent New Hampshire at the National MATHCOUNTS competition in Orlando, Florida, in May. The New ...

THOMASVILLE — Brookwood School is celebrating an exceptional performance by its MathCounts team following last Friday’s competition in Valdosta, where students earned top individual honors and a ...

Northeast Middle School student Walter Wehrman came in first place overall and first place in CountDown at the Woodbridge N. Ferris MATHCOUNTS at Ferris State University on Feb. 6. Walter, who is ...

PLATTSBURGH — Middle school students from Stafford Middle School, Chazy Central Rural School and Saranac Lake Central School competed in the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series, the nation’s premier math ...

A team of Wyomissing High School students won the 43rd annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition at Penn State Berks. MATHCOUNTS competitions are high-energy, multilevel math contests for sixth through ...

One idle evening last October, Mehtaab Sawhney took up an old pastime. He began perusing the website erdosproblems.com, an updated record of the 1,179 conjectures left behind by the eccentric and ...