This page provides an overview of the remarkable work of Scott W. Williams, PhD, Emeritus Professor, UB Mathematics. Dr. Williams joined our faculty in 1971, as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. In ...

General introduction -- Beginnings : mathematics of bones -- Geometry south of the Sahara -- Numbers -- Beginnings of written mathematics: Egypt -- The Maghrebian tradition -- Combinatorics and ...

A young Nigerian teenager has recently beat out contestants from around the globe in a mathematics competition. Here are our top three winners in the Senior Category of the Global Open Mathematics ...

Latino and African-American students were less likely to pass algebra 1 and less likely to attend high schools that offer advanced math or science classes than their white and Asian peers, according ...

Professors and graduate students from the University of Minnesota will soon teach a course in Africa as the result of a new international partnership. The University’s School of Mathematics announced ...

The initiative between The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities and ARUA is a new collaboration between mathematics researchers working throughout all regions of Africa and Europe, ...

South Africa has been struggling with mathematics education for quite some time now. It seems that something is always going wrong, and the students are not being taught what they need to know. In ...

The South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF) held its highly anticipated annual awards ceremony, where the nation's mathematics champions were celebrated for their remarkable achievements across ...

Entrepreneurs, engineers, and developers are emerging from Sub-Saharan African nations as though they are being churned out from assembly lines. This is based on my anecdotal observations rather than ...

Sara Muller works at the University of Cape Town as a researcher and PhD candidate. She receives funding from the Canon Collins Educational and Legal Assistance Trust in support of her PhD research, ...

The South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF) held its highly anticipated annual awards ceremony, where the nation's mathematics champions were celebrated for their remarkable achievements across ...