Has the advent of computers as the main tool for hard-core mathematical physics made students stronger or weaker? Before you read any further, you need to know that I just turned 60, which may or may ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...

A blend of family attitudes, cultural ideas, and frustration often lead students to believe that math ability is a fixed trait like eye color, teachers say. They believe they are either born with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 12th-grade student studies from a math workbook at Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times) Almost everything ...

The Harvard Math Department will pilot a new introductory course aimed at rectifying a lack of foundational algebra skills among students, according to Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...