Algebra, a subject that has tortured generations of students, is again at the center of a heated debate. It started five years ago when a retired political science professor and author provoked an ...

Algebra I should be a gateway—not gatekeeper—to students’ future academic success, in college and beyond. So says the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is issuing a challenge to developers and ...

In this video, we provide essential "math help" by demonstrating how to "solve" various algebraic and "quadratic equations".

Attacking a slew of calculus problems the night before a quiz is never my idea of a good time, but on a recent Saturday night, one problem in particular drew my ire — then, the more I mulled over it, ...

A popular humorist and avowed mathphobe once declared that in real life, there’s no such thing as algebra. Kathie Wilson knows better. Most of the students in her 8th grade class will be thrust into ...

In this video, we provide essential "math help" by visually demonstrating "factoring out the greatest common factor" from ...

This page has been put together to help you practise and revisit some of the brilliant skills you’ve learned all through primary school. It’s a great way to boost your confidence in Maths and get you ...

From suburbs in the Northeast to major cities on the West Coast, a surprising subject is prompting ballot measures, lawsuits and bitter fights among parents: algebra. Students have been required for ...

Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y, and for those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: Most preschoolers and ...