ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

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.

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Math Calculus Algebra Mathematics 358

STEM Education Guide

APRIL 18, 2022

Let’s explore some essential questions to consider as you explore STEM education. This will help to encourage their critical thinking, a skill they’ll take with them throughout their lives and into their college higher education. Let’s look at the main branches: Science in STEM. Engineering in STEM.

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STEM Astronomy Engineering Aerospace 52

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sadi Carnot was born in 1796, and was largely educated by his father until he went to college in 1812. Sadi Carnot was by that point a well-educated but professionally undistinguished French military engineer. Nevertheless, every insurance company places its faith in the calculus of probabilities. Lazare Carnot died in 1823.

Energy 89

Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 89

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

It didn’t help that his knowledge of physics was at best spotty (and, for example, I don’t think he ever really learned calculus). Rick is doing great (at 15) despite his unorthodox education. But suffice it say to that Ed’s old nemesis—calculus—comes in very handy. Some glide through that period of life without hassle.

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Computer Physics Science Sciences 68