“Math 55” has gained a reputation as the toughest undergraduate math class at Harvard—and by that assessment, maybe in the world. The course is one many students dread, while some sign up out of pure ...

Teaching math can be a tough gig. Sure, there are all those numbers, symbols, and algorithms, but the true challenge is not merely to get students to understand how all of those numbers, symbols, and ...

Almost three-quarters of high school students think that they can be good at math if they work hard, but fewer say they follow through with that effort when the work gets challenging, according to a ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

Contrary to popular belief, math is more than just numbers, algebraic formulas, and ancient algorithms. It can serve as a vehicle to help our students make sense of the world in which we live, but ...

This page will help you determine which math class you should take as a first-year student. You may need your ACT math, SAT math, ALEKS, or Centenary math placement exam score, a copy of the Academic ...