Weird Math David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee Basic Books, $27. Weird Math sets out to “reveal the strange connections between math and everyday life.” The book fulfills that laudable goal, in ...

Complex numbers are numbers that consist of two parts — a real number and an imaginary number. They are the building blocks of more intricate math, such as algebra.

Is Math Real? Eugenia Cheng Basic Books, $30. Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living.

An Infinity of Infinities. Yes, infinity comes in many sizes. In 1873, the German mathematician Georg Cantor shook math to the core when he discovered that the “real” numbers that fill the number line ...

Our brains are not hard-wired for math, but mathematical concepts are often taught as if they are self-evident. Contributor: Math anxiety is real — and we're passing it on to our kids - Los ...

Canva. 8 real-life applications for math equations you learned in high school. Let’s face it: Math can be a polarizing subject, especially among high school students who don’t think they’ll ...

when it's his turn to choose a show — my son has been obsessed with numbers, number patterns, and basic math functions. ... And "Heroes with Zeroes," about multiplying by 10, is a real earworm.

Math is often the subject that equates to schoolwork struggles at home – or perhaps a renewed anxiety for Mom and Dad. It doesn't have to be so. Research has found "math anxiety" started for ...

My math background, I feel, helped prepare me for the bigger and more strategic issues: defining the problem to be solved, thinking through the big issues and coming to a robust solution.