Abstract: An attempt is made to formalize both structured covariance estimation and autoregressive process parameter estimation in terms of the underlying abstract Jordan algebra, an algebra that ...

Sets and groups How did equations like ax² + bx + c = 0 and their solutions lead to abstract algebra? The short version of the story is that mathematicians found formulas that looked a lot like ...

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students ...

Math fluency requires more than just memorizing facts and procedures, but also knowing how and when to use them.

A mathematician has uncovered a way of answering some of algebra's oldest problems. University of New South Wales Honorary Professor Norman Wildberger, has revealed a potentially game-changing ...

In honoring him with the 2025 Abel Prize, the Academy called Kashiwara’s work a “spectacular” journey across mathematics — from abstract algebra to concrete breakthroughs in analysis ...

Not all eighth graders are ready for the abstract concepts—like variables, linear functions, slope—that come with Algebra I, some experts and teachers say.

Not all eighth graders are ready for the abstract concepts — like variables, linear functions, slope — that come with Algebra I, some experts and teachers say.

Some places are moving to universal early algebra. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results.

Boolean algebra is a division of mathematics that deals with operations on logical values and incorporates binary variables.

Representation theory transforms abstract algebra groups into things like simpler matrices. The field’s founder left a list of 43 problems for others to study, iterate on, and prove. One ...