1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

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The uncertainty inherent to quantum mechanics has long left physicists wondering whether the observations we make on the ...

Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

Rather than study how to use AI, students in this machine learning class work with the math that makes the AI work.

The Detroit Lions were already depleted on defense and now safety Brian Branch is facing a potential suspension after starting a fight with the Chiefs. Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch (32) and ...

The Philadelphia Eagles have lost their second straight game in a matter of five days, losing 34-17 to the . The Eagles failed to score a second-half point, and A.J. Brown was held out of the end zone ...

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Stanley is an associate professor and Richard and Rhoda Goldman distinguished chair in the biological sciences as well as faculty director for the Alliance for Global Health and Science at the ...

In his recent commentary, Kevin Igoe speculates on the purpose behind U.S. Chris Van Hollen’s rising political profile (“What are Chris Van Hollen’s ambitions?” Oct. 1). I can answer the author’s ...