How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

clean mathematical expressions for you. Just input the formula and say, 'Make this a clean mathematical expression,' and it will format it nicely for you. Apparently, it's called LaTeX format. If that ...

Master how to simplify square roots with this quick, practical guide. You will learn to identify perfect squares up to 100 and apply them to solve common math problems step-by-step. Connect with me: ...

In mid-May, OpenAI announced that an internal AI model had disproved the Erdős unit distance conjecture, a famous problem in discrete geometry that had stumped human mathematicians for the last 80 ...

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 ...

One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At least, that’s what he was supposed to be doing. When I glanced at his screen, ...

Today, we’re looking at New York City housing affordability, self-driving trucks and their opponents, and a surprising new use for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Write to us at editors@city-journal.org with ...

Far from being a bastion of the rich, New York City has long been home to people from across the income spectrum. That diversity is part of what makes it the world’s most dynamic city. But rising real ...

For Sarah Murmann’s high school geometry students, it’s the little things that cause the biggest problems. Her students can, for the most part, understand the concepts she’s trying to teach. They can ...

A “solid majority” of Harvard faculty preferred a formula that would cap A grades at 20 percent of enrolled students plus four over an amended version that would have set the cap at 20 percent plus ...

Learn how to solve radical (square root) equations having one radical term. To solve a radical (square root) equation having one radical term, we isolate the radical term by placing it on one side of ...