Students are required to take a math placement test to help determine appropriate placement for their first math course at Saint Louis University. Incoming students should take the math placement test ...

Students studying math can focus on statistics. Statistics is one of the fastest-growing fields in the country and is ranked No. 9 for Best Technology Jobs, No. 50 in Best STEM Jobs, and No. 92 in 100 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Linda Darling-Hammond is an expert on education research and policy. PISA scores reveal deep problems in how the United States ...

April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month—a time to celebrate teaching math, which can be, as experts say, a “hard sell.” I spoke with Sean Nank, a professor of teaching and learning at the ...

Near the end of sixth grade, Bronia DePedrina’s daughter became anxious and stressed about going to school.

In his State of the Union address in January, President Bush stressed the importance of improving math education. He proposed to "train 70,000 high school teachers to lead advanced placement courses ...

If you are interested in the real-world applications of numbers, discrete mathematics may be the concentration for you. Because discrete mathematics is the language of computing, it complements the ...

Why did you choose to double major in math? Coming into Drexel, I knew that I did not want to graduate with only one bachelor's degree. Along with the huge investment and time commitment, I felt that ...

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From the perspective of a math educator, this is not a minor abuse of statistics but a failure of epistemic responsibility, one that undermines the possibility of public reasoning itself. Mr. Trump’s ...

Mathematics permeates all aspects of everyday life, from genetic code to GPS satellites. However, traditional math education often fails to instill a love for mathematics and habits of mathematical ...