Tag: math

Parents and Homework

Did you know…? The most popular subjects that parents help their kids with are English and Math. Learn more about parents and homework in this infographic.

What Has Algebra to Do with Life?

By Sarah Del Rosario Math teachers and parents alike hear the same question from their students and children. They want to know why they need algebra. After all, it does not appear to them that they will use these complex equations and odd symbols anywhere in life. Modern educational theory stresses the importance of taking […]

Summer Wars

          In the near future, the Internet has grown into a huge virtual world called the World of OZ. In OZ, users create avatars to represent themselves, and do stuff. Shop, game, etc. Companies and governments have also set up shop in OZ, so it is connected to much of the […]

Erik Demaine

Erik Demaine, named “one of the most brilliant scientists in America” by Popular Science magazine, is a rising star in the area of theoretical computer science – specifically computational geometry, data structures, and algorithms. As a child, he had an unconventional educational background of homeschooling on the road followed by entering college at an early […]