Scientific American presents Math Dude by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies. After all of the fun we’ve had recounting the tales of Knot Dude, ...

Imagine you're a trader. You're on the trading floor, trying to price out if a 15-year bond issued by General Electric will generate the returns needed to placate your investors. Bad news, your ...

Quick: What's 19 2...without your calculator? (361.) Squaring complex, two-digit numbers in your head isn't that difficult if you know a simple trick, according to the Secrets of Mental Math author ...

The doubling square trick is a simple mathematical shortcut designed for class 6 to 10 students to make multiplication easier. By using the formula (n-1) × (n+1) = n² - 1, students can quickly ...