I've studied for weeks (20 hours per week these past three weeks), I've paid attention in math class for years, and I've taken dozens of practice tests. But how to go from 780 to 800? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 41 answers

What are some good sources to teach myself advanced math in preparation for an econ/finance phd? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 7 answers

My cousin's four year old son is obsessed with things like quarks and infinity. He insists to his mother that infinity is the last number. She isn't so sure, and wants to know more about things like strangeness. I don't want to determine this kid's future, but it seems fun to feed his curiosity. And since my wife's babysitter was Murray Gell-Mann, the responsibility has fallen partially on my shoulders to help answer his questions. What kinds of information can you recommend that I give to his mother so that she, an attorney and not a mathematician, and her son can learn more about this information. In particular, what kinds of books, games, and projects would introduce him to other neat ideas in mathematics and physics?
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 27 answers

Does anyone know of any one-year science-ish programs for those who have a bachelors, but who want to bulk up on science and/or math. [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking to rebuild my mathematics skills from the ground up so that I have proper habits. I'm looking to start from the basics and go straight up to calculus. Math was a subject in which I didn't pay as much attention to as I wish that I had and am looking to find the best sources of information on the subject. I also would love software that would drill me kind of like speed reading software but for math. [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - 22 answers

What e-learning systems provide students with the math-related symbols they need and lets them "show their work," while still letting them submit all answers online? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 8 answers

Science and math educators, K-12 and college! What are your favourite science and math sites that you use for planning lessons and curricula, or for classroom use? And why? Thanks! [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 3 answers

It's official: my 11 year-old daughter is missing her math gene: Please suggest some math gene therapy. [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2006 - 26 answers

Why do children in the United States perform so poorly in math? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2006 - 78 answers

Grading dilemma: Can the median be a fair measure of a set of quiz scores? Here's the situation ... [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2006 - 24 answers

Field Trip Filter - Where would you take a 10th grade math class on a field trip? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2005 - 9 answers

Please help my deaf mother-in-law learn Algebra. [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2005 - 5 answers

Mathematically, can a speed of zero be considered a "constant speed"? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2005 - 64 answers

Help set my feet on the road to math geekery [+].
posted on Jan 17, 2005 - 23 answers

Mathfilter: Have you ever found any really, really good explanations of complicated mathematics topics online? Where "good" here gives higher marks for clarity, analogies, examples, and even aesthetics than for strict formal completeness, though that's not taken lightly either. (E.g.) [More inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2004 - 9 answers