Why math? JHU mathematician on teaching, theory, and the value of math in a modern world Q+A with Richard Brown, director of undergraduate studies in Johns Hopkins University's Department of ...

What is math for? How can teachers make it relevant for students? Education Week asked teachers to share their responses to these common questions.

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A math education expert says that to appreciate and understand math, we need math awareness in our daily lives. Read why memorization doesn't work.

Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together… ...

Math helps you think in frameworks, and frameworks are going to be more important as AI takes care of other parts of it.

A Washington organization that promotes rigorous academic standards is presenting students, parents, and policymakers with what it hopes are practical reasons why it is important to take advanced ...

Mathematics is pretty cool. With it, we are able to describe the universe around us; this tool also allows us to learn more about the universe. But, why? Why is math able to do such a fantastic ...

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While calculus has many more applications in medicine that could be discussed, it is also important to discuss how other fields of math are useful to physicians. Going back to high school, an ...