According to research by the author of Playful Interactions Dr. Karyn Purvis, scientists have determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain — unless it’s ...

John Napier was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who usually gets the credit for inventing logarithms. But his contributions to simplifying mathematics and building shorthand ...

Low mathematics achievement is a persistent problem in the United States, and multiplication is a fundamental area in which many students manifest learning difficulties. This study examined the ...

Many students with math disabilities find complex, multistep math problems particularly difficult. Even children who did well in their early school years -- easily learning basic arithmetic and math ...

Artificial intelligence systems can write software and reason through complex problems. Yet even basic arithmetic can expose ...