Five ways ancient India changed the world – with maths
High school students can blame ancient India for quadratic equations and calculus.
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Nothing matters: how the invention of zero helped create modern mathematics
Turning zero from a punctuation mark into a number paved the way for everything from algebra to algorithms.
The rise – and possible fall – of the graphing calculator
Teachers are starting to ditch graphing calculators for math apps. Was the expensive tech ever worth it – or is it just holding students back?
How math education can catch up to the 21st century
By embracing a style beyond the typical classroom lecture, math education can serve all of our students better.
Arguments why God (very probably) exists
There remain many mysteries that are beyond science. Does that mean that a God truly exists? A scholar gives reasons for this possibility.
What exactly does ‘instantaneous’ mean?
An instant likely feels different to a person, or a redwood, or a gnat. What's infinitely small for one might be a whole lifetime for another – and that scale influences the choices we make.
Pi pops up where you don’t expect it
We know pi appears when we talk about circles. But it appears in many other places, too. Why, pi, why?
The rush to calculus is bad for students and their futures in STEM
More students are taking Advanced Placement calculus in high school. They may be learning techniques for solving certain problems at the expense of the mathematical foundations they need to advance.
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