Family vacations are thrilling as they bring in new places, stunning views, and memories that count. Nevertheless, every ...

Prove that, at a recent convention of biophysicists, the number of scientists in attendance who shook hands an odd number of times is even. The same problem can be expressed graphically as follows: ...

Two identical bolts are placed together so that their helical grooves intermesh (see illustration). If you move the bolts around each other as you would twiddle your thumbs, holding each bolt firmly ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

Nearly twenty years after I graduated high school and my last calculus class, I still get that nightmare where I’m at the exam for a calculus course I somehow forgot to attend, or that I faked my way ...

Blue Prince follows in the storied tradition of mystery house games while mixing in logic riddles, word games, math problems and many codes and passwords. By Rollo Romig The mystery house, in which ...