Characteristic classes encapsulate intrinsic geometric information about vector bundles and, more broadly, coherent sheaves over algebraic varieties. Their formulation in algebraic geometry has ...

Algebraic geometry, the study of solutions to polynomial equations and their geometric properties, finds rich interplay with class field theory—a branch of number theory that classifies abelian ...

College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

A report that Algebra, geometry classes might return to public schools drew responses on the Journal’s Facebook wall. Here’s what two of our readers had to say: “It’s no wonder kids struggle with math ...

Students can’t succeed in math if they’re never exposed to it. And many students never get access to advanced—or even some foundational—math in high school. New federal civil rights data and an ...

A new research study has found that students perform better in math classes held in the morning than those held in the afternoon. The Review of Economics and Statistics published Nolan Pope’s paper, ...

Few students in honors algebra take rigorous work Scores on 12th grade math and science tests are not improving despite increase in %22advanced%22 work Parents ...

This principal didn’t do his math. Tyee Chin of Flushing HS — a cornerstone of Mayor de Blasio’s limping Renewal Schools program — demands that teachers aim to pass 75 percent of their students, or ...