How many fifth-graders in the U.S. took the AP Calculus AB exam last year? Radu Rosu of Chapel Hill wanted to find the answer. He knew of one child who did - his 10-year-old son, Paul Rosu, who earned ...

Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a ...

Students at the Henry Ford Trade School in Dearborn, Michigan being taught shop trigonometry in the 1940's. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images) David Bressoud, a mathematics professor at Macalester College ...

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