How math logic puzzles can get students ‘proof-ready’

Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math problems.
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AI is changing how mathematicians solve problems and write proofs

DeepMind’s AlphaProof system solved four out of six problems at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad, generating ...
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"Once In A Century" Math Proof Threads The Needle On A Decades-Old Conjecture

If pure math can teach us anything, it’s this: occasionally, your special interest might just change the world. For Joshua Zahl and Hong Wang, that special interest was the Kakeya conjecture. “I read ...
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Why Mathematical Proof Is a Social Compact

Number theorist Andrew Granville on what mathematics really is — and why objectivity is never quite within reach. In 2012, the mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claimed he had solved the abc conjecture ...