GPT-5.4 Pro cracked a conjecture in number theory that had stumped generations of mathematicians, using a proof strategy that no human had ever considered.

One of the biggest barriers for secondary English learners in math is not computation, but language. The subject’s complex ...

Just a few months after California overhauled the way it teaches children to read, a new bill takes on math education.

Solving word problems is a key component of math curriculum in primary schools. One must have acquired basic language skills to make sense of word problems. So why do children still find certain word ...

A Chinese artificial intelligence system has solved a decade-old problem proposed by an American mathematician, according to a new study. The algebra conjecture was first posed in 2014 by then ...

Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist ...

A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography.

Termite mounds are remarkable structures that regulate temperature, balance airflow, and maintain structural stability in ...

Burt earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and modern languages from the University of Lowell in 1988 and a PhD in applied mathematics from Northwestern University in 1994. He joined WPI ...