Last week I wrote about the birthday of the world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. Before she came up with the world’s first computer program (conceptually, at least), Lovelace was an ...

There is a general sense that programming is related to math and that people who are successful in math are often successful at programming. For math teachers, a natural question arises: “What is the ...

Last year, I started writing about my experiences taking courses on machine learning and artificial intelligence. One of the big, unexpected problems I ran into was calculus and linear algebra. I've ...

MATH-Y CODE: With lessons like “Maze Game Challenge” and “Choose Your Own Adventure,” Coding with Scratch could make your students actually want to learn math over the summer. The five lessons, full ...

Shalosh B. Ekhad, the co-author of several papers in respected mathematics journals, has been known to prove with a single, succinct utterance theorems and identities that previously required pages of ...

I was thinking back to calculus, double integrals, series, etc. and these seem like nothing more than for loops or recursive functions. But if I were to look at a calculus equation now, I would have a ...

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused, mastery-based learning, even with limited use.

Purdue recently announced the launch of its Math Momentum program, which provides incoming students a strong start to their ...

Early in BASIC's history, its creators, John Kemeny (left) and Thomas Kurtz (center) go over a program with a Dartmouth student Early in BASIC's history, its creators, John Kemeny (left) and Thomas ...