A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

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Diego Fonseca is a computer science major who hoped to get into calculus in college but, like many college students today, he is still struggling with basic math. He has major hurdles with algebra, a ...

Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...

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CBSE board exams are due to start this week. The exams would begin with skill-based subjects and then proceed to main subjects. A litmus test for class 10 students will be the exam for Mathematics.

CBSE permits students previously assigned Mathematics (Basic) (241) in Class 10 to opt for Mathematics (041) in Class 11. The recent official notification overturns the restriction, offering Applied ...