The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for hundreds of years after its invention in the 17th century, it stood on a shaky ...

Correction & clarification: This article was updated to remove incorrect details about math courses and departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Math professor ...

Calculus is the study of change. Calculus teaching methods, however, have changed little in recent decades. Now, FIU research shows a new model could improve calculus instruction nationwide. A study ...

Growth and change in technology have brought a boom in the availability of data and the need for people to shape technologies. Growing areas like machine learning require expertise in programming, ...

Bailey Heugly, right, records the length a ruler dropped to recreate an experiment on reaction time (how long it takes to respond to a stimulus) during a data science class at Lehi High School in ...

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Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

Calculus helped retired NFL player John Urschel “move from a world that was static to a world that could move and flow.” The following is an excerpt of Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football by ...

Educators are finding creative ways to connect math and science, from virtual labs and coding projects to game-based challenges. These approaches turn abstract concepts into hands-on, real-world ...