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Talented Students Are Kept From Early Algebra. Should States Force Schools to Enroll Them?

ED Surge

Julie Lynem’s son had taken algebra in eighth grade, but hadn’t comprehended some of the core concepts. That left the family to decide whether to make him repeat the class in ninth grade — and potentially disadvantage him by preventing him from taking calculus later in high school — or to have him push through.

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Don’t Give Up on Algebra: Let’s Shift the Focus to Instruction

National Science Foundation

In its current form, school algebra serves as a gatekeeper to higher-level mathematics. Researchers and policy makers have pushed to open that gate—providing more students access to algebra, focusing in particular on those students historically denied access to higher-level mathematics. Domina et al., 2017; Stein et al.,

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The Physicalization of Metamathematics and Its Implications for the Foundations of Mathematics

Stephen Wolfram

1 Mathematics and Physics Have the Same Foundations. 2 The Underlying Structure of Mathematics and Physics. 3 The Metamodeling of Axiomatic Mathematics. 4 Simple Examples with Mathematical Interpretations. 15 Axiom Systems of Present-Day Mathematics. 21 What Can Human Mathematics Be Like? Graphical Key.

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Grading for growth in an engineering math class: Part 1

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

With summer officially underway, I'm going to be writing for the next two weeks about the grading system I had in place for the semester that just ended, in my Linear Algebra and Differential Equations classes. The class that I taught was MTH 302: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.

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Empowering Educators: Online Workshops for Aspiring STEM Teachers – Comprehensive Guide

STEM Education Shopping

Firstly, one major benefit is the flexibility they provide. In conclusion, participating in online workshops as an aspiring STEM teacher offers numerous benefits including flexibility, collaboration opportunities, access to expert facilitators and resources. This helps develop problem-solving skills and creative thinking abilities.

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How can smart contact lenses monitor and treat eye conditions?

Futurum

Therefore, wearable biomedical devices must have mechanical softness, flexibility, stretchability and breathability, without side effects such as discomfort, pain or tissue damage.”. This means the sensors can exist on flexible, stretchable, transparent or biodegradable substrates, including soft contact lenses.

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ChatGPT Gets Its “Wolfram Superpowers”!

Stephen Wolfram

And in the end, as we’ll discuss later, that’s a more flexible and powerful way to communicate. There’s a big example of this historically, in mathematics. But then mathematical notation was invented, and math took off—with the development of algebra, calculus, and eventually all the various mathematical sciences.

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