Calculus Math Problem Solving Professor 
ED Surge
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. 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. Can math be taught [or] is it just a gift.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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? Mathematics is not just about solving equations or memorizing formulas; it’s a way of thinking. Well, you’re not alone.
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ED Surge
JANUARY 24, 2024
Sabrina Colon, a first-year student at University of California, Merced, remembers when math first became a problem. She says she’s not a math person, but she was able to pass her high school math classes without too much trouble, earning Cs. The teachers just expect her to understand the math right away, she says.
ED Surge
MAY 8, 2023
But Barclay — a former Virginia math educator of the year — thought back to his own experience with a discouraging middle school teacher and decided to think through what the student was saying rather than dismiss it. Or even newer math ?) So I’ve been wondering: What do we know about the science behind good math education?
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JULY 8, 2019
Math used to be a tedious memorization of facts and formulas. Thousands of students found out, to their surprise — and often, their parents — that they loved math. Thousands of students found out, to their surprise — and often, their parents — that they loved math. Interactivate.
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MARCH 10, 2017
For reasons that can be closely aligned with a lack of the STEM-related skills, American students consistently score less year-to-year and less than other nations on measures of science and math. Many immigrants with strong math and science skills are warmly accepted to not just the US, but many other western nations. Don’t quit.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
They may memorize a calculus formula (which I’ll stipulate is beyond difficult), but it doesn’t represent rigorous thinking. Even in Level one activities (such as math facts), expect students to demonstrate their understanding of the process and to transfer that to new circumstances.
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