Auburn University lecturer Eric Harshbarger took a different approach, though: he set out on a multiyear quest to ...

Discover a clever way to work with fractions and make tricky math problems easier to figure out.

I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person). Still, I like to think I have a solid grip on basic math: I can usually gauge whether a ...

Despite the greatest strides in mathematics, these hard math problems remain unsolved. Take a crack at them yourself.

In September 2019, news broke regarding progress on this 82-year-old question, thanks to prolific mathematician Terence Tao. And while the story of Tao’s breakthrough is promising, the problem isn’t ...