Solving arithmetic problems, even simple subtractions, involves mental representations whose influence remains to be clarified. Visualizing these representations would enable us to better understand ...

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...

There’s a question you hear in high schools all around the world, a question that marks yet another student giving up on maths once and for all: “Why on earth are we learning something that we’ll ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Businesses often follow a define-plan-execute method of problem solving: spend time up front rigorously defining a problem, develop a ...

Albert Einstein famously said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” In turbulent, uncertain, novel and ambiguous (TUNA) times, one skill that will never ...

When most people think about problem-solving, they instinctively start small. The logic seems simple: smaller problems should be easier to tackle, while bigger ones require more effort, resources, and ...

A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with CY Cergy Paris University (CYU) and University of Burgundy (uB), have analyzed drawings made by children and adults when solving ...