When it comes to teaching math, a debate has persisted for decades: How, and to what degree, should algorithms be a focus of learning math? The step-by-step procedures are among the most debated ...

In a world dominated by algorithms, it's common to associate them with a negative bias. Mathematician Clara Grima defends ...

Floating-point arithmetic can be expensive if you're using an integer-only processor. But floating-point values can be manipulated as integers, asa less expensive alternative. One advantage of using a ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving ...

The Mathematics GRE consists of about 70 questions. 50% of the exam is calculus and its applications. 25% consists of elementary algebra, linear algebra, abstract algebra and number theory. The ...