Teens who solved 2,000-year-old math puzzle expand on their work in publication
Students who made math history when they were in high school have now published new ways of proving the Pythagorean Theorem ...
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Two High Schoolers Found an ‘Impossible’ Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More
Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a ...
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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
Two students who discovered a seemingly impossible proof to the Pythagorean theorem in 2022 have wowed the math community ...
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High School Math Can Be Playful, Too
When students reach high school math, play typically disappears from the curriculum. But Kathy Sun is discovering new ways to bring play into high school math. A student’s math identity is usually ...
How two high school students solved a 2,000-year-old math puzzle
A high school math teacher at St. Mary's Academy in New Orleans, Michelle Blouin Williams, was looking for ingenuity when she ...
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7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their ...
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High school math placement is too important to leave to subjective recommendations
Enrolling students in high school math courses is a high-stakes endeavor with an outsize effect on students’ college opportunities and even on their entire careers. The pressure to reach Calculus by a ...
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Calhoun Middle and High Recognized as Math Leader Schools
Calhoun City Schools is proud to announce that Calhoun Middle School and Calhoun High School have been recognized as Math ...
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'Impossible' Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem Published by High School Students
"There are no trigonometric proofs because all the fundamental formulae of trigonometry are themselves based upon the truth ...
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Judge rules high school math policy violates state law
AP English teacher Mark Hernandez speaks to students at Gunn High School in Palo Alto on March 16, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A judge has ruled that the Palo Alto Unified School District’s ...
Learning to fly: Fairless High taking math & science to new heights with aviation program
A new program at Fairless High encompasses science, math and engineering and shows students that aviation is more than just ...
Illinois reading scores top pre-pandemic levels, but results lag in math and for high schoolers
State test results released Wednesday show growth in reading and math and record graduation rates, but problems in math and ...