How to solve complex, real-world problems using applied math Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be implemented.

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Rather than equipping kids to compete with computers by solving the same types of problems over and over again, let's challenge them to solve new problems and become the leaders of tomorrow.

A new study has imaged how the brain's activity levels change while taking on serious math problems, and reveals for the first time that there are four distinct neural stages involved in coming up ...

Are math problems bugging your kids? Tell them to talk back -- using their hands. Psychologists report that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their ...

Students solve math problems with pencil and paper, then scan their work into Google Classroom for it to be graded. And teachers now more frequently assess students with questions that promote ...

The new Pixar movie has a trailer that makes you think about how teaching math really works.

Students at the South Park school aced math. Until they hit algebra. Their struggles — and how the school tackled them — are a case study for school districts plagued by the same problems.