Enlightening Symbols Joseph Mazur Princeton Univ., $29.95 As the semanticist S.I. Hayakawa stressed in his classic book Language in Thought and Action, words are not the things they represent ...

Most people, Joseph Mazur writes in his new book, "Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers, " are surprised to learn this ubiquitous symbol didn't come ...

To determine if the monkeys were actually doing math or were simply recalling memorized patterns, the researchers tested the monkeys with another addition task utilizing the Tetris-like symbols. If ...

National Pi Day is recognized today in the U.S. and around the world. Here's what to know about the quirky holiday, and how to celebrate.

Learn how to create and Equations and Symbols into a page in OneNote. You can add common mathematical equations or symbols.