Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the assistance of AI tools, and say it could lead to a new way of doing mathemat ...

New survey findings suggest children may be absorbing anxiety about numbers from parents long before exam pressure kicks in.

Michelle Tregoning remembers the first time she felt nervous about maths like it was yesterday. In Year 6, she was asked to answer a simple maths question in front of the class: what's 5 x 6? Ms ...

When Nathan Forbes took on the role of principal at Budgewoi Public School in 2020, he recognised an opportunity to enhance the school's maths program. The school had room for improvement in maths ...

Children do better at maths when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis of almost 50 years of research on the topic has revealed. Children do better at maths when music is a key part of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is Simonyi professor for the public understanding of science and professor of mathematics at the ...