There's a connection between how well a person does at the approximate number system and how skilled they become at the symbolic math they learn in school. Researchers have shown that practice with ...

Math anxiety is one of the few student fears that travels across classrooms, cities, and abilities. It appears in ...

Earlier this month, Barbara Oakley, engineering professor at Oakland University and author of “Learning How to Learn" published an opinion piece called "Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A person's math ability can range from simple arithmetic to calculus and abstract set theory. But there's one math skill we all share: a primitive ability to estimate and compare ...