It turns out, your school teacher was right. You need math on a regular basis. While most people won't typically have need of orthogonal trajectories, here are some of the most vital math shortcuts ...

Math shouldn’t be harder than finding the last matching sock in your laundry. These clever shortcuts convert head-scratching problems into quick mental wins. You’ll conquer calculations faster than ...

However, girls tend to be more diligent in elementary school and get better grades in math class throughout their schooling. And girls and boys across the grades tend to score similarly on state math ...

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“Laziness is our saving grace,” writes mathematician Du Sautoy (The Creativity Code) in this accessible look at thousands of years of mathematical shortcuts. Focusing on 10 different shortcuts, Du ...

In the latest version of the Nation’s Report Card, students’ math scores fell an average of five points for fourth graders and eight points for eighth graders nationwide. This historic drop in scores ...

A different kind of jet-lag mobile app released today by mathematicians reveals previously unknown shortcuts that can help travelers snap their internal clocks to new time zones as efficiently as ...