For decades, high-achieving high school students have been told the surest way to impress selective colleges is to take calculus. In a recent national survey of 133 admissions officers, 74% said the ...
The Mathematical Association of America has recognized BYU's calculus program as one of the top 16 in the nation. In fall of 2010 over 200 colleges and universities participated in a survey supported ...
The Mathematical Association of America, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., has named the Brigham Young University Department of Mathematics as one of 16 college or university programs that have ...
The redesigned sequence separates linear algebra and differential equations into more specialized tracks while eliminating ...
If you’re the parent of an elementary school-age child, chances are good (OK, about one in ten, although actual numbers are hard to pin down) that you’ve encountered Everyday Math. Chances are ...
Corrected: This story has been updated to reflect Ralph Pantozzi’s full statement. Corrected: A previous version of this story misstated the location of Kent Place School. It is located in Summit, N.J ...
Students pursuing or likely to pursue majors in Mathematics, Chemistry, Geophysics, Geology-Geophysics, or Physics, or following the B.S. program in Computer Science, should take one of the Calculus ...
Calculus is the study of change. Calculus teaching methods, however, have changed little in recent decades. Now, FIU research shows a new model could improve calculus instruction nationwide. A study ...
Amid the many signs of underperformance in American education, the growth and geographic spread of Advanced Placement courses in high schools is a widely admired success story. For several decades, AP ...
Student Lila Conley works on a calculus problem during the Bridge to Calculus summer program at Northeastern University. Credit: Reba Saldanha/AP The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign ...
There are three calculus sequences: Math 11-14, 30-31, and 35-36. Math 30 - 31 is for Business majors and some Economics majors. Math 35 - 36 is for Biology, Public Health, Neuroscience, and ...
Choosing high school courses can feel high-stakes—and for good reason. According to a survey from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, nearly 87% of colleges believe curriculum ...