These 38 Basic Math Problems Look Easy, Until You Try To Solve Them – Test Yourself

Let’s keep things simple - this is basic math. Nothing scary. Just everyday calculations, a bit of geometry, some number ...
The Hechinger Report

Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...
The Hechinger Report

The building blocks of math that students need to excel — but aren’t always getting

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...
Quanta Magazine

Rational or Not? This Basic Math Question Took Decades to Answer.

It’s surprisingly difficult to prove one of the most basic properties of a number: whether it can be written as a fraction. A broad new method can help settle this ancient question. In June 1978, the ...