In this video I will show you how to complete the square by working through 28 different examples. We will focus on basic completing the square problems when a=1. I make short, to-the-point online ...

In this video I show you how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions by working through 52 different examples. I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with math growing ...

As people celebrate Pi Day this March 14, the mathematical constant continues to be part of everyday life for scientists and ...

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With ...

Divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter and you get pi. But what, exactly, are its digits? Measuring physical ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Celebrate Pi Day and read all about how this number pops up across math and science on our special Pi Day page. Grab something circular, like a cup, measure the distance around the circle, and divide ...

More than a century before quantum mechanics was born, Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton stumbled onto an idea that would quietly foreshadow one of the deepest truths in physics. While ...

Brainteasers are known as entertainment sources but apart from being a leisure activity, they also serve many benefits. For example, math puzzles help in improving cognitive skills which further ...

Zach D. Berg ’28 is a History and Government concentrator in Adams House. Daniel Zhao ’28 is a Math and Computer Science concentrator in Adams House. Many economists agree that the only thing worse ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...