What is the taxonomy of mathematics?

This taxonomy is based on the Math NSDL Taxonomy Committee Report, April 2, 2002, with draft changes proposed for Section 9 by CAUSE, May 16, 2004. Further changes to Section 9 were approved by the Math Gateway Partners Group, April 29, 2005. read more

“Mathematics is the queen of sciences and number theory is the queen of mathematics.” - Carl Friedrich Gauss “Mathematics is the language with which God wrote the Universe.” read more

The taxonomy’s authors do not specifically endorse any of the listed products. The "Consider" Activity Types When learning mathematics, students are often asked to thoughtfully consider new concepts or information. read more

As the taxonomy reflects different forms of thinking and thinking is an active process, verbs were more accurate. A mathematics teacher found that by using Bloom's higher levels --analyzing, evaluating and creating --when questioning students during Math, helps them become better problem solvers. read more