some of which they hear nowhere outside of the math classroom. These students have difficulty understanding written or verbal directions or explanations, and find word problems especially ...

When children are presented with a math word problem, for example, they must identify the overarching pattern, and link it to similar problems in their previous experience. Finally, memory for ...

Hans-Karl Eder is a German mathematician, educator and author who also works as a MINT ambassador to get young people ...

Can one learn linear algebra solely by solving problems? Paul Halmos thinks so, and you will too once you read this book. The Linear Algebra Problem Book is an ideal text for a course in linear ...

Today’s teaching methods prioritize creative problem-solving over traditional formulas and equations, but these changes may ...

Mathway offers a sophisticated AI math solver designed to solve algebra homework questions, from word problems to complex ...

This title is available on our Higher Education website. Linear algebra has become the subject to know for people in quantitative disciplines of all kinds. No longer the exclusive domain of ...

To do that, teachers should stay focused on teaching good, sound, rigorous and appropriate math content and use global examples that work. For instance, learners will find little relevance in solving ...

Alan Veliz-Cuba has received funding from the Simons Foundation and the American Mathematical Society for some of his research. You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an ...

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use ...

By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco Online chatbots like ChatGPT from OpenAI and Gemini from Google sometimes struggle with simple math problems ... a kind of word puzzle that is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what ...