Last fall, the Stanford Mathematics Department introduced a new course titled MATH 18: “Foundations for Calculus.” The addition was a major step in the department’s ongoing efforts to make its ...

Historically, underserved communities of Black and Latino students experiencing poverty underperform in mathematics as measured by various academic indicators. The emergence of the coronavirus ...

A blue-ribbon panel of mathematics education researchers released a long-range plan last week that it says will answer the thorny questions of how best to teach math. To begin with, the report says, ...

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...

The Math Department’s introductory courses, some of which have been around for over 40 years, are undergoing a “long-awaited revision,” according to a March 11 email from the department. The changes ...