Areas of pure math such as algebra, analysis, combinatorics and many others can be used—in some cases combined—to solve the complex math problems arising from applications of math to the real world.

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...

Assuming that a match is one unit of length, it is possible to place 12 matches on a plane in various ways to form polygons with areas that have integral values. On this page are two such polygons: a ...