If you went to engineering school, you probably remember going to a lot of calculus classes. You may or may not remember a lot of calculus. If you didn’t go to engineering school, you will find that ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for hundreds of years after its invention in the 17th century, it stood on a shaky ...

Calculus. For many high school students, it's the Mt. Everest of high school courses, the pinnacle of curricular attainment. "My daughter's taking Calculus!" is a phrase that's meant to impress ...

The word alone is enough strike terror into the hearts of even the most accomplished students, but for those who break out in cold sweats at the thought of ...

If you had the traditional engineering education, you’ve made your peace with calculus. If you haven’t, you may have learned it on your own, but for many people, calculus has a reputation for being ...

Kimberly Miranda is the brainy daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and the first in her family to attend college. But she almost didn’t make it to the California Institute of Technology. Her Redwood ...

For decades, high school students hoping to attend the most selective colleges in the country have received the same recommendation: Take the most rigorous courses possible. And over that time, ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to reflect Ralph Pantozzi’s full statement. Corrected: A previous version of this story misstated the location of Kent Place School. It is located in Summit, N.J ...

Ari Marchesso planned to spend this academic year at Pasadena City College getting a refresher on precalculus skills. The second-year student took trigonometry in 2020 at Blair High School and felt ...

Math education needs a reboot. Kids today are growing up into a world awash in data, and they need new skills to make sense of it all. The list of high school math courses in the U.S. hasn’t changed ...