Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly reflecting shapes to tile a surface, researchers uncovered a method that links ...

Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...

For generations, Indian students have learnt it simply as the Pythagoras Theorem. In a quiet but significant shift, the Class ...

The most important theorem we learnt in childhood carries the name of a Greek philosopher, but not necessarily the legacy.

Prof Raj Shree Dhar [email protected] Elevate mathematics as reasoning tool and thinking skill, not just rote formulas. Reform curriculum to focus on fundamentals, reduce overload, and provide ...

A teenager from Maharashtra has created history by memorising and reciting 2,000 sacred verses from the Shukla Yajurveda in a special Vedic style called ‘Dandkarma Parayanam'. Devvrat Mahesh Rekhe ...

In classrooms and YouTube channels across India and the diaspora, a quiet pride has grown loud. Short videos show children reciting 16 sutras—ancient Sanskrit aphorisms—and solving multi-digit ...

Can you drill a hole in a cube that an identical cube could fall through? Prince Rupert of the Rhine first asked this question in the 17th century, and he soon found out the answer is yes. One can ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

Mathematics education in the country can do with a pedagogical fix, not re-orientation of the curriculum towards the past PREMIUM The purpose of university education is to familiarise students with ...

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