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Linear algebra seems to crop up in all kinds of algorithms in computer science. I took linear algebra in college, and have managed to forget nearly everything about it. I've looked at linear algebra ...

Algebra is more than numbers and letters—it’s the foundation for solving problems in IB maths and beyond. Skills like solving linear equations, simplifying expressions, and factoring give students the ...

High school math, and algebra, in particular, is in crisis. Although some students thrive on the pathway to calculus, most do not. Algebra I is the single most failed course in American high schools.

Unless students intend to major in science, technology, engineering or math, I question whether algebra serves any practical purpose. Apparently, that’s what the chancellor of the California Community ...

St. Amant High School algebra I and geometry ninth-graders are learning that calculating is fun, thanks to an Ascension Fund donation that helped to purchase graphing calculators. In addition, the ...