But what if you could use your smartphone to solve equations by pointing the camera at the problem in your textbook instead of using a graphing calculator? That is the idea behind PhotoMath.

But making word problems too basic or easy, or teaching students specific “hacks” to solve a word problem, doesn’t work, either, experts say.

Meet Microsoft Math Solver, an all-in-one app that helps with a wide range of mathematical concepts–from elementary arithmetic and quadratic equations to calculus and statistics. All you need to do is ...

Elementary students in some schools are using math to try to solve real problems, helping them see its practical applications.