Calculus. For many high school students, it's the Mt. Everest of high school courses, the pinnacle of curricular attainment. "My daughter's taking Calculus!" is a phrase that's meant to impress ...

A calculus bridge is a hard layer that forms when hard tartar covers multiple teeth. Regular brushing and flossing can prevent calculus bridges, but once they have formed, they can only be removed by ...

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This teacher believes that “deprioritizing abstract math like calculus in favor of practical math, with a focus on statistical literacy, reduces barriers to entry and will help increase diversity in ...

David Bressoud receives funding from the National Science Foundation to study calculus instruction in the United States and serves as an advisor to the APLU SEMINAL Project. He is Director of the ...

With science and technology jobs expected to grow twice as fast as other occupations over the next decade amid rapidly shifting demographics, creating a robust and diverse pipeline into STEM fields is ...

In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.