How to solve complex, real-world problems using applied math Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be implemented.

A new study has imaged how the brain's activity levels change while taking on serious math problems, and reveals for the first time that there are four distinct neural stages involved in coming up ...

Researchers at the company tasked an AI with teaching itself to solve arithmetic, algebra and probability problems, among others.

Children with learning difficulties can benefit from being encouraged to find their own way to solve arithmetic problems, according to new research.

This study investigated the developmental relationship between children's mental representations of the arithmetic change problem structure (the change problem schema) and their use of part-whole ...

Some researchers have argued for the existence of general problem solving skills which when mastered are amenable to transfer to specific disciplines. 2 problem-solving programs were compared. 1 ...