Mastering mathematical symbols is essential for success in various fields, from science to technology. The article breaks ...

Multiplication tables and other math exercises have been found carved into Babylonian tablets from some 3,700 years ago. ... “Mathematics does snowball as these symbols appear,” he says.

In The Language of Mathematics: The Stories behind the Symbols (Princeton University Press, 2025), author and mathematician Raúl Rojas explores these and other examples of the complex, ...