You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

BRIDGEWATER - For teenagers Rohan Patel, Lucas Larrosa, Jashith Gorrepati and Aiden Desai, solving problems is their superpower. The four juniors at the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences aim to ...

Prosthetic hands, water quality detection tools powered by artificial intelligence and biodegradable bandages were among the 106 student inventions and projects showcased recently at the National STEM ...

New research shows that advances in technology could help make future supercomputers far more energy efficient. Neuromorphic computers are modeled after the structure of the human brain, and researche ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Alan Veliz-Cuba has received funding from the Simons Foundation and the American Mathematical Society for some of his research. You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an ...