• It is relatively easy to find math packages devised for college coursework and research that can be repurposed to do meaningful tasks in engineering. • Some kinds of academic software is flexible ...

A few years ago, math instructors at Stevens Institute of Technology noticed their calculus students consistently struggling with the basics once they reached upper-level courses -- or, in some cases, ...

Mathematica is programmable, high-end math software with a steep learning curve. For those of us with more modest calculation requirements (and pocketbooks), Mathematica Calc-Center 3, based on the ...

For the second year in a row, a controversial $14.4 million federal study testing the effectiveness of reading and math software programs has found few significant learning differences between ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - May 28, 2009: SMART Technologies has announced the availability of the beta version of SMART Notebook Math software in June, 2009. Educators from around the world can ...

Read more from Slate’s special issue on science education and give us your best ideas for raising the next generation of scientists and engineers. When Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Va., ...