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Korean researcher solves 60-year-old sofa problem

For nearly 60 years, the “moving sofa problem,” a long-standing mathematical puzzle, remained unsolved. Last year, a Korean ...

Which AI chatbot is the best at simple math? Gemini, ChatGPT, Grok put to the test

Researchers tested the accuracy of five AI models using 500 everyday math prompts. The results show that there is roughly a ...

This might explain why you're not a 'math person.'

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...