mathematics

WI State Capitol building

What’s the best way to test for partisan gerrymandering?

The topic was hot in the Supreme Court last month as justices heard oral arguments in the Wisconsin gerrymandering case.

What’s the best way to test for partisan gerrymandering?
Kilogram standards

The kilogram is getting a new look

The kilogram is getting a new look
Voting stickers

The mathematician who’s using geometry to fight gerrymandering

The mathematician who’s using geometry to fight gerrymandering
Cakes

Pi is delicious — and other math lessons you’ll be happy to learn

Pi is delicious — and other math lessons you’ll be happy to learn
Mathematician Oliver Byrne published "The Elements of Euclid" in 1847, updating the ancient geometry text with colorful design language.

A colorful, innovative take on Euclid finally gets its due

A colorful, innovative take on Euclid finally gets its due
Maryam Mirzakhani

An Iranian woman makes history in winning a math prize

Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman and the first Iranian to win the Fields Medal, math's most prestigious prize.

An Iranian woman makes history in winning a math prize

Danica McKellar on Art and Math

Danica McKellar on Art and Math

Math and the Movies

Math and the Movies

Street Math

Street Math