What prompted the idea for the course? I have always enjoyed writing poetry. As a high school mathematics teacher, I recall telling my students that everything is and can be connected to math, even ...

a 2 + b 2 = c 2. Remember that from high school math class? That's the Pythagorean theorem, which shows that in a right triangle, where the shorter legs are a and b, the sum of their squares is equal ...

The Cleveland Children's Museum throws a grand opening Saturday for "Mother Goose Math: Rhyme and Arithmetic," an interactive exhibit that brings to life scenes from well-known nursery rhymes. The ...

During seven days of this school year, elementary students at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics will be involved in Math-e-Mania activities. By the end of the year, each of the 40 ...

Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme. But the particular string of numbers in today’s date may be especially ...

uncommon courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. I have always enjoyed writing poetry. As a high school mathematics teacher, I ...