Mathematics can be both mind-boggling and illuminating. Though it can require mental gymnastics to follow some recent developments in math research, the effort is often rewarded with fascinating ...

Perhaps the happiest of Stanford’s new captives is Yale’s Edward G. Begle, 46, a math professor and father of seven who once spent his days hammering topology into graduate students and his nights ...

Last week in math class, I shared my story about growing up poor in a small trailer in rural Illinois. I told my students about my mom, who dropped out of high school at 17 to have me. I told them of ...