Alina Siminiouk ’20 says the Smith students she is tutoring in calculus are convinced she has always been good at math. That’s not so, says Siminiouk—a Smith Posse scholar and one of seven peer ...
I’ve never forgotten my college professor for integral calculus, Mr. Whatever-his-name-was. I can still see him, standing at the front of the lecture hall, shirtsleeves rolled up, wielding a piece of ...
For as long as I can remember, math has been challenging for me. I always dreaded going to math class, so the thought of a college math class seemed terrifying to me. This semester I was required to ...
A few years ago, math instructors at Stevens Institute of Technology noticed their calculus students consistently struggling with the basics once they reached upper-level courses -- or, in some cases, ...
It’s been a full year now since Covid-19 shut down schools across America. Whether your kids are back to in-person classes, remote learning, or doing some hybrid of both – there’s still a ton of ...
Students come to Bethel with a variety of backgrounds and histories in math that may have included previous work in algebra, precalculus, or calculus. Success in Bethel’s Precalculus and Calculus 1 ...
A student struggling with math turned to Tinder for last minute help. College sophomore Maddi McMaster has taken calculus twice, and she was at her breaking point right before her midterm. "My ...
If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common worldwide. Math anxiety can lead to poor performance and also deter people from ...
REVERE — In high school, Robert Stoica stayed after class for calculus help. Now a freshman at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, Stoica, 18, said classmates turn to ...
Anyone care to explain this problem to me? I would greatly appreciate it!<BR><BR>If f'(x) = e^x + 4/3 x^(-2/3) find f(x) if f(1)=e<BR><BR>I just don't understand what I'm supposed to do ...