National Science Foundation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

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. Let’s Not Be So Quick to Give Up on Algebra.

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Algebra Mathematics Flexibility Research 76

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 9, 2023

It’s equally, if not more, important for human-like AIs as well—immediately giving them what we can think of as computational knowledge superpowers, that leverage the non-human-like power of structured computation and structured knowledge. And one area where ChatGPT—like humans—often tends to struggle is math.

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Computer Communications Achievement Mathematics 145

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 25, 2022

Here are some things I’ve re-learned about being a student in a math classroom, of sorts: 1. in algebraic topology from a top-25 research university. Right now I'm using it to work through a data science program on Codecademy. There’s a discernible physical component to learning. And I have a Ph.D.

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Teaching Learning Algebra Personalized Learning 52