Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math problems.

Jefferson Middle School sixth-graders on Team Endeavor received a visit from JCC math professors Rick Rupprecht and Patrick Anderson. The professors helped Jefferson students develop their math skills ...

Brain teaser puzzles test the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem. These challenges have the potential to boost intelligence and improve ...

Recent studies show that the less likely someone is to use procedural solutions, the better they tend to be at more abstract problem-solving—and gender is a significant predictor. In a new study, ...

Brain teasers are fun little puzzles that make you think in different ways. They might look simple at first, but they often ...

Don't worry; you won't be throwing any darts for this puzzle. The aim of the game is to solve some simple math problems that will result in an answer between 1 and 20, then press the number on the ...

A young man lives in Manhattan near a subway express station. He is dating two women: one in Brooklyn; one in the Bronx. To visit the woman in Brooklyn he takes a train on the downtown side of the ...

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 ...

Whether you took the SAT, GRE, or another standardized test decades ago, or just this year, perhaps you still remember a few pesky questions that tripped you up and sabotaged your final score. Take ...