News

IFLScience on MSN9h
"Algebra's Oldest Challenge" Gets A Sparkly New Answer
Ah, math. Take an easy problem we all studied in our teens, scale it up by just a couple of steps, and suddenly you’re facing ...
Education Week11h
The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand
Students shouldn’t encounter word problems for the first time in an assessment. Teachers need to bring the right word ...
Science Daily3d
Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing new number sequences
A mathematician has built an algebraic solution to an equation that was once believed impossible to solve. A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
Math shaken as 200-year-old polynomial rule falls to Geode number discovery
A mathematician has solved a 200-year-old maths problem after figuring out a way to crack higher-degree polynomial equations ...
Mathematician solves algebra’s oldest problem
That year, French mathematician Évariste Galois finally illustrated why this was such a problem—the underlying mathematical ...