ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A number of instructors say it’s partly reconsidering how calculus, a crucial step toward STEM careers and often a “weed out” course in higher ed, is taught. Noticing this, EdSurge traveled to Harvard this summer to observe one attempt at a more subtle revolution, meant to bring calculus instruction into the 21st century. That was it.

Calculus 242

Calculus Algebra STEM Math 242

Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 7, 2022

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.

Mathematics 120

Mathematics Physics Computer Algebra 120

Stephen Wolfram

JUNE 8, 2022

The Geography Game. In the Geography Game one has a collection of words (say place names) and then one attempts to “string the words together”, with the last letter of one word being the same as the first letter of the next. The games we’ve discussed here are all in a sense pure “games of skill”.

Physics 71

Physics Computer Construction Equality 71

Stephen Wolfram

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A different tradition—originating in mathematics in the late 1800s—involved the routine use of “abstract functions” like f ( x ). All sorts of (often ornate) formalism was developed in mathematical logic, with combinators arriving in 1920 , and lambda calculus in 1935.

Physics 108

Physics Computer Argumentation Construction 108