Professor Curtis T. McMullen received the 1998 Fields Medal, deemed the most prestigious award in mathematics, for his work on complex dynamics. McMullen is also the creator of the Illustrating ...

Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems. By Kenneth Chang Masaki ...

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore One of the biggest stories in science has been ...

The stereotype of mathematics and mathematicians involves a solitary pursuit of knowledge, but Eric Stachura knows better. The Kennesaw State University assistant professor of mathematics works on ...

Number theorist Andrew Granville on what mathematics really is — and why objectivity is never quite within reach. In 2012, the mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claimed he had solved the abc conjecture ...

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Ken Ono, one of the most prominent figures in modern number theory, has taken leave from the University of Virginia to join ...

Years 7 and 8 students at Kaiapoi North School, equivalent to sixth and seventh grades in the U.S., work out math problems in chalk on their school’s playground. The school is in suburban Christchurch ...

When it comes to Mathematics, a lot of kids struggle, since it is known as a tricky subject. Apart from regular methods of teaching, the traditional Indian system of Mathematics, known as Vedic ...

A British mathematician and the author of “Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature.” “Call me Ishmael.” This has to be one of the most famous opening sentences ...