Many math teachers around the country have adjusted their expectations for students as a result of the Common Core State Standards. But a pilot professional-development program is going above and ...

From fireworks to woodburning to modeling fire behavior, Jenna Sjunneson McDanold’s love of fire has fueled her growth as an artist and a mathematician. As part of her studies as mathematical modeling ...

MATLAB—a math modeling software—is used to design sophisticated structures. Engineering professor Panchapakesan Venkataram found an equally creative use for the popular software: designing intricate ...

Competing in a field of 7,600 entries, UB's team became one of ten Outstanding Winners in the 2015 Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The worldwide competition is run by the Consortium for Mathematics ...

Historical events can provide effective contexts that not only pique the interest of students to model with mathematics but also create an opportunity to blur the boundaries between subject areas.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Jul., 1992), pp. 306-328 (23 pages) A structural model of mathematics achievement and attitude was tested with a national probability ...