The quadratic equation has frustrated math students for millenniums. But a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh may have come up with a better way of solving it.

MathWorld, an online math resource, discusses quadratic equations. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now. Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.

Solve quadratic equations by factorising, using formulae and completing the square. Each method also provides information about the corresponding quadratic graph. Part of Maths Algebra ...

Kimbrell, a math teacher at Chesnee High School, inspired her students to put together a rap song about the quadratic formula. The video, posted during Teacher Appreciation Week, is getting a lot ...

Quadratic equations fall into an interesting donut hole in education. Students learn them beginning in algebra or pre-algebra classes, but they’re spoonfed examples that work out very easily and ...

In a boon to algebra students everywhere, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has devised a simpler and more efficient way to solve problems involving the quadratic equation. The new method ...

This is the cubic formula, which, like the quadratic formula, solves every cubic equation. But unlike the quadratic formula, it has no catchy tune to sing along to. You’re welcome to try to write one, ...

Algebra Ace releases '9th Grade Algebra Made Easy,' an affordable interactive guide using Desmos technology to help visual ...

Polynomial equations involve a variable being raised to powers, such as the degree two polynomial: 1+ 4x - 3x 2 = 0. Until now, a method for solving "higher order" polynomial equations, where x is ...

Most people’s experiences with polynomial equations don’t extend much further than high school algebra and the quadratic formula. Still, these numeric puzzles remain a foundational component ...

A mathematician has uncovered a way of answering some of algebra's oldest problems. ... which would evolve into the quadratic formula that became familiar to many high school math students. ...