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My career as a math teacher taught me that the real horrifying subjects that cause sleepless nights in high school students: math, especially algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
Researchers have found a new way to solve high-degree polynomial equations, previously thought impossible for 200 years. This math breakthrough reopens algebra.
Algebra in the high school curriculum is under attack, often on grounds that it isn't useful in everyday life. Not only is this incorrect but it's also absurd. Perhaps we should change the high ...
A mathematician has uncovered a way of answering some of algebra's oldest problems. University of New South Wales Honorary Professor Norman Wildberger, has revealed a potentially game-changing ...
The debate has centered on Algebra II. For future science, engineering and math majors, Algebra II is the gateway to the path from trigonometry and Pre-calculus to Calculus, which they must eventually ...
A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers ...
The K-12 system keeps sending us students who can’t do algebra. Here’s how to fix that. by Alex Small and Yasser Salem, Opinion Contributor - 09/29/23 7:00 AM ET ...