Say you’re at a party with nine other people and everyone shakes everyone else’s hand exactly once. How many handshakes take place? This is the “handshake problem,” and it’s one of my favorites. As a ...

Mathematics Magazine presents articles and notes on undergraduate mathematical topics in a lively expository style that appeals to students and faculty throughout the undergraduate years. The journal ...

Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about. In the early 1800s, William Rowan Hamilton discovered a new kind of ...

STEM: science, technology, engineering, and of course, mathematics. It’s time for math to take centerstage. When most people talk STEM, they’re likely focused on S-T-E. If math is at all mentioned, it ...

Parents teach young children to love books by reading to them, often at bedtime. Laura and John Overdeck love math, so they started giving their kids a word problem to solve each night before tucking ...

George Berzsenyi is a retired math professor living in Milwaukee County. Most people have never heard of him. But Berzsenyi has had a remarkable impact on American science and mathematics. He has ...

It's that time of year when eager young students are deciding where to embark on, or to continue, their higher educations. You can see our advice-giving posts on choosing an undergraduate school and ...