The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A new proof has brought mathematicians one step closer to understanding the hidden order of those “atoms of arithmetic,” the prime ...

In this video, we break down how children learn to count and how you can help. In this video, we break down how children learn to count and how you, as a family member of a young learner, can help ...

Even before school starts, young children are learning math through daily routines and activities. They are excited when they recognize numbers in their environment and enjoy simple activities such as ...

Due to its price, size, and capabilities, I can still remember the graphing calculator I used in high school, even though I haven't needed to graph a parabola in ages. The Internet Archive just made ...

Little kids are looking at a lot of dots these days. The theory behind this increasingly popular practice is that an effective way to teach counting might be by … not counting. That’s the ...

While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a lot of time and energy into nurturing their small child’s love of reading, studies show that ...