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 ...

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Round Rock High School Senior Aditya Velamuri tutors his fellow students in calculus. He knows how to teach others because he taught himself calculus when he was living in India.

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, ...

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, ...

This teacher believes that “deprioritizing abstract math like calculus in favor of practical math, with a focus on statistical literacy, reduces barriers to entry and will help increase diversity in ...