Most of us left school knowing how to solve quadratic equations but not how to read a paycheck. The gap between classroom theory and real-world money decisions is now widely documented, and I see the ...

Everyone learns (and some readers maybe still remember) the quadratic formula. It’s a pillar of algebra and allows you to solve equations like Ax 2 +Bx+C=0. But just because you’ve used it doesn’t ...

"Even the +, −, =, and x signs we take for granted only came into widespread use in the 17th century. Which means that the earlier algebraists we know of … all had expressed their equations mostly in ...

Google Doodle features the Quadratic Equation, linking to AI-powered solutions. Equation's real-world applications are highlighted, from physics to engineering. Babylonians (2000 BC) first solved it; ...

History is full of backstabbing rivalries: Edison and Tesla, Harding and Kerrigan, Tupac and Biggie. No less dramatic was a 16th-century conflict between Italian mathematicians Gerolamo Cardano, a ...