A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography.

Math Smarts: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for Making Math More Fun! by Lynette Long, illus. by Tracy McGuinness, does just that, with clever aids such as a cardboard ""Smart Chart"" that slides to reveal ...

Antoine Chambert-Loir's initiation into one of math's oldest secret societies began with a phone call. “They told me Bourbaki would like me to come and see if I'd work with them,” he said.

What they are: A logarithm is the exponent you raise a base to in order to get a number, acting as the inverse of exponentiation. Why they matter: They simplify multiplication, division, and roots ...

Working in secret for more than two years, a group of mathematicians has set out to resolve of the longest and most bitter battles in modern mathematics ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Matt Medina, a state title holder in math and valedictorian, shared insights into his journey to success and his future plans at MIT. "It was a very bumpy process ...

FORT LEE — For 10 seconds, a series of 50 random three-digit numbers flashed on the screen. After another second, abacus master Jeonghee Lee announced she'd finished the mental addition, correctly ...