Despite the greatest strides in mathematics, these hard math problems remain unsolved. Take a crack at them yourself.

Students studying math can focus on statistics. Statistics is one of the fastest-growing fields in the country and is ranked No. 11 for Best Technology Jobs, No. 68 in Best STEM Jobs, and No. 92 in ...

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Saint Louis University uses several methods to ensure students are placed into the correct mathematics coursework. Students are required to take a math ...

No two students are the same. What makes for a challenging course for one student may be a breeze for another, and vice versa ...

(Warning: Students cannot receive credit for more than one of Math 112 or Math 132) Concepts covered in this course include: methods of integration; applications of the integral to geometry, physics, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. This blog was updated on June 24, 2026 to clarify a statistic ...

April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month—a time to celebrate teaching math, which can be, as experts say, a “hard sell.” I spoke with Sean Nank, a professor of teaching and learning at the ...

Say what you will about the universality of numbers and symbols; I’d politely argue that it does not follow that mathematics is a universal language. The problem for many struggling math students is ...

But from the perspective of research mathematicians, and especially young people who are pursuing a Ph.D. in mathematics, it’s a bit of a turbulent time. The skills that we’ve acquired and learned to ...