Mathematics

Rebranding maths as numeracy? It doesn’t add up
Two government advisers claim the subject seems ‘scary’ and ‘hard’, while academics warn of ‘mathematics anxiety’. Would changing a few names really help?
18, May, 2022 @2:54 PM

Did you solve it? The funniest jokes in maths
The answers to today’s rib-tickling riddles
Alex Bellos
16, May, 2022 @4:00 PM

Can you solve it? The funniest jokes in maths
An Irish professor walks into a bar
Alex Bellos
16, May, 2022 @6:13 AM

Mundher Al-Adhami obituary
Other lives: Iraqi-born political activist and pioneer in maths education who supported teachers in challenging children to think
Margaret Brown
02, May, 2022 @4:49 PM

Did you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?
The solution to today’s puzzle
Alex Bellos
02, May, 2022 @4:00 PM

Can you solve it? Are you a match for Britain’s teenage geniuses?
Smash this perplexing ping pong poser
Alex Bellos
02, May, 2022 @6:23 AM

No, girls are not put off by ‘hard maths’, Katharine Birbalsingh | Letters
Letters: In response to the social mobility commissioner’s claim that girls are shunning physics because of its difficulty, Matthew Belmonte says we must make Stem classrooms welcoming places for all. Plus letters from Ruth Rising and Rachel Clark
Letters
28, Apr, 2022 @4:41 PM

Did you solve it? Maths games with bad drawings
The solutions to today’s teasers
Alex Bellos
18, Apr, 2022 @4:00 PM

Can you solve it? Maths games with bad drawings
Go figure, stick figure!
Alex Bellos
18, Apr, 2022 @6:26 AM

Did you solve it? The magnificent Grabarchuks, Ukraine’s puzzle family
The solutions to today’s puzzles
Alex Bellos
04, Apr, 2022 @4:00 PM

Can you solve it? The magnificent Grabarchuks, Ukraine’s puzzle family
Fun for you, cranium
Alex Bellos
04, Apr, 2022 @6:14 AM

Zahawi’s English schools white paper leaves many in sector underwhelmed
Hopes were high after blunders of Williamson’s tenure, but 60-page vision for future offers little to inspire
Sally Weale Education correspondent
28, Mar, 2022 @6:51 PM
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