An equation is a mathematical statement showing that two expressions are equal. The two expressions are linked with an equals symbol (=). The unknown variable (often the letter \(x\)) can take any ...

Every now and again a maths problem will be posted to Twitter that sets the replies alight and divides users. A recent tweet posted by Twitter user and reality star Amir Osborn has done just that. The ...

To mathematicians, equations are art. Just as many are moved by a painting or piece of music, to those who appreciate and understand math, expressions of numbers, variables, operations and relations ...

An easy-looking equation has proved difficult to solve for many online. Can you remember a golden rule from math lessons to ...

THE alarm rings. You glance at the clock. The time is 6.30 am. You haven’t even got out of bed, and already at least six mathematical equations have influenced your life. The memory chip that stores ...

Back in the year 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute announced the “Millennium Prize problems”, which is basically a group of the most important maths problems that still remain unsolved. The ...