I must take exception to Ray French's comments on "Algebra wastes students' time" [Letters, April 14]. Whether you know it or not, virtually everyone must use some form of algebra every day. You ...

I attended a Catholic grammar school in New York. In the eighth grade, we were offered the opportunity to take algebra classes after school. I took those classes, taught by a very stern nun, and took ...

Two apparently disjoint subjects discussed in the same issue – quantum uncertainty and the Riemann hypothesis – have a surprising and important mathematical connection. Louis de Branges’s purported ...

Ah, Michael Somerville, your May 29 letter was a revelation ("Schools must offer real-world classes"). You must have paid close attention in your English classes, as your letter had near-perfect ...

It won't be long till another graduating class will leave school knowing how much algebra will help them in the world today. Example: Knowing what brand is giving you the best weight per cost should ...

Algebra – as with many school subjects – is not taught because it is useful (although it occasionally is), but rather because it exercises the brain in techniques that have greater applicability in an ...

Keeping tabs on their purchases. Many people these days use calculators, often in their phones, to make basic math transactions. (Express-Times file photo) RoseMarie Mazza Bauer's proposal to make ...