Every year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14. It’s the celebration of the mathematical sign pi, and the date is symbolic because (3.14) signifies the first three digits of pi. This year ESSENCE is ...

One of the great joys in mathematics is the ability to use math to describe phenomena seen in the physical world, says UB mathematician Gino Biondini. With UB postdoctoral researcher Dionyssios ...

Miss, my brain hurts! You make me think too much.” Meant as an insult, this became the most meaningful compliment I’ve received since becoming a middle school math teacher three years ago. Learning to ...

Long ago, when I was young, naïve, and chair of a department of mathematics at a liberal-arts college, I recommended that a course in mathematical proofs be required of all students majoring in the ...

Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 89, No. 1 (May 2015), pp. 19-39 (21 pages) This paper aims to explore the educative power of an experienced mathematics teacher educator-researcher (MTE-R) who ...