I offer to pay you $200 in one year if you give me $190 today. Good deal or bad deal? It’s the kind of math problem you might encounter in real life, as opposed to, say, whether the cosecant of a ...

Did you know that the overall employment outlook for mathematicians is projected to grow 33 percent over the next nine years? Compared to other fields, that’s shooting way past the average. Plus, with ...

As their assignments become more complicated, you might start to feel that your child's math homework is outpacing your comfort level. Continue to review math materials with their before class and to ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories featuring master’s degree programs at the University of Chicago. After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics then working in ...