※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity. In this research area, mathematicians and researchers applying mathematics form research teams to attack social issues which have ...

From fireworks to woodburning to modeling fire behavior, Jenna Sjunneson McDanold’s love of fire has fueled her growth as an artist and a mathematician. As part of her studies as mathematical modeling ...

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (MTMS) is an official peer-reviewed journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is intended as a resource for middle school students, ...

Being able to think like a physicist helps Carina Curto, a mathematician-turned-neuroscientist, pull insights about the human brain out of theoretical models. Curto, an associate professor at ...

The next number has to be 32, right? The pattern is clear: To find the next number, double the current one. We have 1 × 2 = 2; 2 × 2 = 4; 4 × 2 = 8; 8 × 2 = 16. The next number should be 16 × 2 = 32.

The ACT math test consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that must be completed in 60 minutes. A portion of those questions involves modeling, which is the process of expressing real-life phenomena ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about mathematics. All hurricane forecasting models aren't created equal, even when it comes to those used to model the ...