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Top artificial intelligence systems now ace many textbook-style math questions, yet they still fall apart on genuinely new ...

Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the ...

There’s a curious contradiction at the heart of today’s most capable AI models that purport to “reason”: They can solve routine math problems with accuracy, yet when faced with formulating deeper ...

The May 5 article, “5 Research-Backed Ways to Help Students Catch up in Math,” reminded me of my early days as a teacher and school leader. I regularly worked one-on-one with middle and high school ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.