There is no doubt that like many subjects, Mathematics too had its fair share of haters. The algebra, trigonometry, differentiation and integration have left many students in a fix. It is probably ...

NEW ORLEANS — A high school math contest has turned into a history-making event thanks to a pair of young girls. These two teenage math stars have developed five new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, ...

What does it mean to prove something? This is a question that I ask my Geometry students often and in different contexts. Early in the year, we work through Euclid’s Proposition 1 from Book 1 of The ...

Two young female scientists with an affinity for math have succeeded in doing what was long considered almost impossible by experts: they have proved the famous Pythagorean theorem (a2 + b2 = c2) ...

For ages, countless mathematicians have advanced mathematics through proofs. This is because proof is a key tool for developing new theories and solving problems. That’s why a discussion about proofs ...

For centuries, the Pythagorean Theorem has occupied a unique position in mathematics: both elementary and profound. Its equation, a² + b² = c², is taught early and used widely, yet its implications ...