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What are the key areas that keep most faculty up at night? We hope to address some of these challenges and share ideas and practical tips that you can make your own.
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Best Practices from the Co-Req Summit
What are your plans for implementing a co-req model at your school? Get advice, hear tips & successful implementation stories from other Math Faculty during our recent Co-Req Summit. We hosted four speakers, and you can watch these pre-recorded sessions in any...
read moreMath After-Hours: Lighten up & LOL
Every once in a while it’s fun to let your students see math in the real world, but math that is wrong, very wrong is a reminder that they too can help improve the world when they catch these math FAILS! Shop: Great for final exam day to have sitting on your desk! Or...
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Students! How to Make the Most of a Tutoring Session
When students realize that time is getting short and they need to get their grade up, they often look to get tutoring. The problem is many students need tips on how to make the most of a tutoring sessions! Here are some suggestions to share with your students to...
read moreCourse Spotlight – Calculus
Unlike lower level math courses where creating real world problems can sometimes seem a bit artificial, Calculus lends itself to including mathematical models used in fields from economics to infectious disease. With the wide variety of models available calculus...
read moreMath News: The Langlands Program
Last month Robert Langlands won one of math’s post prestigious prizes, The Abel Award, for his life’s work on what is known as the Langlands Program. The Program’s inception occurred in 1967 when Langlands wrote to Andre¢ Weil regarding a new approach to mathematics...
read moreMath Career Spotlight: Evelyn Lamb, Freelance Math & Science Writer
We're pleased to introduce you to Evelyn Lamb. If you know of someone who would be ideal to profile in our Math Careers segment, please contact us today! What is your current job/career? I am a freelance math and science writer. The vast majority of my articles are...
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March MATH-ness is Here!
Everyone knows March is the month when Pi Day happens, but March 14th isn’t the only math-y thing that goes on in March. On your spring break enjoy some March related recreational mathematics. THE OSCARS Here’s how the winners get selected, an interesting application...
read moreMath Career Spotlight: Maria H. Andersen, CEO
What is your current job/career? I’m the cofounder of a software company (Coursetune) in the ed-tech sector. I am the CEO, but spend a lot of my time working on product development. On the side, I teach a math course for a local college and do some speaking at...
read moreRainbows Myths and Maths
Remember being amazed by rainbows? Wondering how they formed? Wanting to find the end of the rainbow and the elusive pot of gold? From cereal boxes, to YouTube Viral videos, to bagels, rainbows continue to delight us. But how are rainbows formed and how did it they...
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Top Ten Teaching Tips
We appreciate the faculty who shared their favorite teaching tips with us at our booth at AMATYC November 2017. Take a look at these classic tips. Strive for excellence but remember that you grow from failures. - Rockward Don’t just reach out to struggling students....
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