Computer software that shows students visual models of mathematical concepts—and lets them manipulate those models by doing math—has a certain intuitive appeal. Now, recent research on SimCalc ...

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 ...

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., ...

Focus on pattern recognition in math shifts emphasis from “what’s the answer?” to “how do you solve this problem?” As schools struggle to balance conceptual learning and recall of simple facts, a new ...