Literal equations can be hard on their own, but some problems are just more difficult than others. In this video, I want to ...

If Ms. Smith’s 8th grade algebra class works through 10 word problems in an hour, and Ms. Jones’ class works through 10 equation problems during the same time, which class is likely to learn more math ...

Inverse problems in differential equations constitute a pivotal area in applied mathematics and engineering, where the aim is to deduce unknown parameters or inputs within a differential equation from ...

Students would be better off if algebra teachers began their lessons with word problems, according to a recent study covered by my colleague Sarah Sparks, rather than waiting to present them until ...

Math teachers have stymied students for hundreds of years by sticking goats in strangely shaped fields. Learn why one grazing goat problem has stumped mathematicians for more than a century. If you’ve ...

Mathematicians have found solutions to a 140-year-old, 7-dimensional equation that were not known to exist for more than a century despite its widespread use in modeling the behavior of gases.

A ripple tells you something happened, but not exactly what. That is the core problem behind a hard class of equations that ...

Penn Engineers have developed a new way to use AI to solve inverse partial differential equations (PDEs), a particularly ...