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As a high school sophomore in the 1960s, I was struggling with geometry, then being badly taught according to the notoriously ill-conceived system known as the New Math. In despair over one D-plus ...

A woman found a math textbook dating back to 1813. ... Michelle Manning was cleaning out her stepfather’s attic when she came across a book titled Principles of Geometry.

Greek geometry wasn’t just math—it was an attempt to decode the universe. Its logic still powers rockets, bridges, and every GPS route today.

Maryland may combine algebra and geometry courses for older students as part of a broader effort to improve performance in math across the state. A draft of the proposed policy shows that ...

There will be an introduction to spherical and hyperbolic geometry and triangle measurements will be computed for each. Calculus based derivations of area and volume for surfaces and solids will be ...

Florida’s state education agency rejected dozens of math textbooks this past spring because, officials contended, they contained common-core learning standards or violated a state law that ...

So, the equation seems to equal: Be smart, have an open heart, and God will show himself to you. Or strive to understand, keep that heart open, and you may get to God as well. Just do the math.

You don't need a geometry textbook to appreciate the shapes of Salt Lake City On the ... this is not the only way geometry pops up while cruising ... schools—where the subject of math is ...

BPS spokesman Russell Bruhn said the district has not yet purchased the math textbooks, but it appears all now are in the clear for use next year. This coming fall, BPS will begin to select social ...