Teachers say making sure students see real-life examples of how they can use math, helps them buy into lesson plans.

The thing is — our students aren’t asking us when the particular math concept they’re learning can potentially be used by a human on this planet. What they’re really asking is when will they actually ...

The problem, the study suggests, is that there’s no bridge between math learned in school and math encountered in real-life situations.

Crunching numbers with purpose: Real world math at MSU solves community problems Contact: Kaitlyn Yeatman STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Instructor II Kim Walters is using her Math in Your World ...

When about 400 students at Alief Hastings High School failed or became "repeaters" in algebra classes last year, it was a problem. Now, Tremain Nelson, a former NASA electrical engineer, is ...

In fact, a third of educators—35 percent—worry that teaching math or science through real-world problems—rather than focusing on procedures—eats up too many precious instructional minutes.

But what role does math play in solving complex problems such as curing a disease? In my job as an applied mathematician, I use mathematical tools to study and solve complex problems in biology.

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

MATH and science remain a challenge to many young Filipino students. This is evident in the country’s subpar performance in ...

Two mathematicians have used a new geometric approach in order to address a very old problem in algebra. In school, we often learn how to multiply out and factor polynomial equations like (x² ...