The uncertainty inherent to quantum mechanics has long left physicists wondering whether the observations we make on the ...

1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

Rather than study how to use AI, students in this machine learning class work with the math that makes the AI work.

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Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number ...

The best-performing AI can now achieve 97.1% on GSM8K (Zhong et al, 2024), an improvement from 74.4% in April 2022 (Wang et al, 2022), and 87.9% on MATH (Lei et al, 2024), an improvement from 64.9% in ...

For teachers, the numbers six and seven have suddenly taken on a new—and dreaded—significance this school year. From French class to gym class, students are frequently saying (or shouting) “six-seven” ...