By Brea Jimenez, Specialist, Facilitator Certification and Quality Assurance andApril Mouton, Senior Director, Access, Content & Equity
Special education is intended to provide bridges between...
Podcast: DownloadGreek geometry is written in a style adapted to oral teaching. Mathematicians memorised theorems the way bards memorised poems. Several oddities about how...
Podcast: DownloadHow should axioms be justified? By appeal to intuition, or sensory perception? Or are axioms legitimated merely indirectly, by their logical consequences? Plato...
Angela Tabiri, a young mathematician from Ghana, in July captured global attention by winning the title, World’s Most Interesting Mathematician. Here is her...
The finite difference method is a widely used technique for solving boundary-value problems. It approximates the derivatives in the differential equations using finite differences,...
For a decade, College Heights Christian School in Alberta, Canada has been transforming math education, fostering a love for the subject and boosting student...
This will be a talk for the (In)determinacy in Mathematics conference at the National University of Singapore, 20-22 November 2024
Abstract. I shall discuss the...
In 3rd grade, students are learning to measure length in fraction units. This skill combined with understanding perimeter and the attributes of 2-dimensional shapes...
By Katie Steckles. Posted October 7, 2024 in News Roundup
Here’s a round-up of mathematical news stories from last month.
Maths Research News
A claimed proof has...
(by this month’s guest-columnist, Jeff Glibb)
An esoteric branch of math called fraction theory may hold the answers to science’s deepest mysteries
You may think you know...
By Dr. Catherine Castillo, Sr. Specialist, Implementation Portfolio
Are you leading IM implementation at your school or district and want to ensure an organized and thoughtful rollout?
With the upcoming launch...
Podcast: DownloadIn ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, mathematics meant law and order. Specialised mathematical technocrats were deployed to settle conflicts regarding taxes, trade contracts, and inheritance. Mathematics enabled states to...