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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Or perhaps, amidst a particularly challenging calculus problem, you’ve questioned how this abstract world of numbers and symbols could possibly influence your future career? College and Mathematics: Challenges The Complexity Cliff Remember the first time you looked at a calculus problem in college? Well, you’re not alone.

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Tech Professions Students Should Consider

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Their courses are difficult, and it can be hard to find the time to attend class, study for exams and write research papers. Students can hand in quality, well-written and researched essays to get good grades. They help to analyze and present data so policymakers can make the right decisions.

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STEM Programs: How to Choose the Right Major

STEM Education Guide

It’s an acronym that encompasses science, technology, engineering, and math. According to a report from the Pew Research Center, more than 30% of Americans said they would encourage high school students to pursue jobs in a STEM-related field. Nowadays, kids as young as pre-K can delve into the basics of computer science and coding.

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

National Science Foundation

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. My research team and I are developing instructional routines tied to each of the five algebra-focused instructional practices listed above.

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Deducing how Antarctica will respond to climate change

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In the context of climate change, a lot of research focuses on the Pliocene epoch, from 5 to 2.6 The Antarctic Ice Sheet The research team is looking at the Antarctic Ice Sheet, which, due to its massive size, has a significant influence on the world’s current climate. Photo by William Crawford, IODP JRSO.) What comes next?

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The Story Continues: Announcing Version 14 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

we’ve been steadily delivering the fruits of our research and development in.1 In a somewhat different direction, we’ve expanded our Wolfram Summer School to add a Wolfram Winter School , and we’ve greatly expanded our our Wolfram High School Summer Research Program , adding year-round programs , middle-school programs , etc.—including

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