For most people, the word "algebra" conjures classroom memories of Xs and Ys. Weekend Edition's math guy, Keith Devlin, says that's because most schools do a terrible job of teaching it. He talks with ...

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The Weekend Edition Saturday Math Guy, Stanford professor Keith Devlin, has a problem. In fact, he has more than one... which he's happy to share with Scott Simon. What is the probability that in a ...

Arithmetic is the gateway to algebra, Weekend Edition Math Guy Keith Devlin says. Your fifth-grader asks you for help with the day's math homework. The assignment: Create a "stem-and-leaf" plot of the ...

Birds can do trigonometry. That's just one of many theorems in "The Math Instinct: Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along With Lobsters, Birds, Cats and Dogs)" by Keith Devlin, 58. That unwieldy ...

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