Calculus can derail STEM pathways. Twelve colleges are redesigning gateway math courses to help more students persist.

Math courses are often a barrier for students seeking to pursue a college credential, and for some, a lack of math curriculum during high school can make a STEM career seem out of reach. A new course ...

Some math educators want to see more pathways considered when weighing math achievement and looking to college admissions.

If students aren’t adequately prepared for college-level math courses in high school, it can make completing a college degree more difficult, with some students needing to spend time and money on ...

If you are a new engineering first-year student starting in the fall semester, you will most likely be pre-enrolled in an Applied Math (APPM) pre-calculus or calculus course based on patterns of prior ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the prestigious California Institute of Technology announced in August it would drop calculus as an admissions requirement — ...

Calculus is the study of change. Calculus teaching methods, however, have changed little in recent decades. Now, FIU research shows a new model could improve calculus instruction nationwide. A study ...

Students with good mathematical skills may enter either MT100 Calculus I or MT102 Calculus I (Math & Science majors) directly, whether they've had a pre-Calculus course or not. Students with deficient ...