Little progress had been made in solving Ramsey problems since the 1930s. Now, researchers have found the answer to r(4,t), a longstanding Ramsey problem that has perplexed the math world for decades.

People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their ...

Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most ...

An attempt at tackling the intractable Collatz conjecture is a “noble failure” demonstrating the promise of automated reasoning techniques. The computer scientist Marijn Heule is always on the lookout ...

For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

We are continuing our list of fun problem solving activities for preschoolers with the game number 12 – by putting small objects such as blocks or toys, you can ask your children to presume how many ...

The term "computer" used to be applied to humans that performed calculations by hand. It's still important for today's kids to still know how to, say, multiply without using their calculators (or ...