Perhaps the happiest of Stanford’s new captives is Yale’s Edward G. Begle, 46, a math professor and father of seven who once spent his days hammering topology into graduate students and his nights ...

Mathematics can be both mind-boggling and illuminating. Though it can require mental gymnastics to follow some recent developments in math research, the effort is often rewarded with fascinating ...

Americans think schools need to teach math skills to prepare students for future success—but they don’t always agree on which skills are the most crucial, and the subject stirs up complicated emotions ...