EAGLE COUNTY – “What good will this do me?” asks the 10th grader picking at an algebra problem.It’s a pointed, timeless question that doesn’t always have a quick answer. When parents and teachers are ...

MORE THAN 100 parents, teachers, pupils and administrators recently joined national presenter Beth Kobett and her students for a night of practical math applications at Runnymede Elementary School to ...

“If your math’s not right, your house is weak,” Perry Wilson told an anxious but attentive group of 30 sixth graders from Bishop Middle School Wednesday. Wilson is the founder of If I Had a Hammer, a ...

Many people have told me over the years that they find the financial world far too complex. After attending the recent Lions-Chiefs game, I would argue that it’s easier to understand the financial ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This large, colorful, two sided ...

Sitting in a high school math class, utterly befuddled by the concept of graphing a useless polynomial, the students begin to riot, challenging the teacher with the seemingly unanswerable question, ...

It would be beneficial for the FCAT to include practical applications of mathematics to personal finance. Students moving toward independent living should be tested on how to develop and maintain a ...

Mathematics is an indispensable tool for solving complex problems and driving innovation in many fields, including technology, engineering, finance, and science. Unfortunately, many people find ...

A famous Vietnamese mathematician has said that current math teaching and learning reveal two major bottlenecks: curricula ...