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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? ’ But why does this transition feel so abrupt, and how can students better prepare for it?

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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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With educators duking it out in the so-called “math wars” over the curriculum changes in California — which recommended delaying algebra, a critical juncture in the race to calculus in K-12 — the question rose to the fore this year. The issue is algebra skills. Those with strong algebra skills will excel at calculus.

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We Need More Math Teachers. Here’s How to Prepare Them for Life in the Classroom.

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During the day, I teach Algebra I classes to high school freshmen in Springfield, Missouri. As a professor of practice whose goal is to prepare preservice teachers to lead their own classrooms, how do I ensure that these preservice teachers know math content well and feel equipped and prepared to teach math to students?

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Our class has no prerequisites.

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What Is Zearn — the Math Platform the Gates Foundation Is Betting Big On?

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It’s an approach that some observers, like Barbara Oakley, a professor of engineering at Oakland University, applaud. “I We believe that it's critical for some kids to be exposed to calculus. And we should probably expand the pipeline of young people who take calculus in high school.”

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What is ‘Technical Math’?

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There’s an old joke about how kids are forced to learn algebra and trigonometry in school, but have no use for those subjects in real life. To excel in their profession, a welder needs to understand and calculate concepts like material usage, which requires using fractions and sometimes algebra.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Depending on grade level, learners can use these visuals to show conceptual knowledge: Graphs Patterns Tables Charts Images Animations Diagrams Symbolic Algebra Systems SAS are computer algebra systems used to manipulate symbolic equations. Teachers can use these to guide students in handling complicated math formulas.