The 2,500 questions that make up the exam are specifically designed to probe the outer limits of what today’s AI systems cannot do.

In 2002, an unknown mathematician quietly posted a paper online that stunned the academic world. It solved a problem that had ...

Declining math skills are a real problem nationally, but UC San Diego is an unusual case—and other California colleges offer a range of promising models for rethinking calculus requirements.

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An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...

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“I was curious to establish a baseline for when LLMs are effectively able to solve open math problems compared to where they struggle,” Somani said. The surprise was that, using the latest model, the ...

From interactive digital materials to gamified learning tools, the country is set to usher in a new era in AI-integrated curriculum with the launch of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...