The students huddled around their tables, scribbling and erasing their notes, nodding and shaking their heads and rearranging the blocks in front of them. “There has to be a hole in the middle.” “We ...

Engineering is about more than just churning through equations, and Chuck Stricker wants people to realize that. That talent in math is the defining trait needed to become an engineer is a myth that ...

Princeton Professor Andrew Houck’s calculus students had just finished grappling with a set of equations on the forces of tension and gravity when he pulled a large pendulum back to his shoulder and ...

SLU-Madrid mathematics courses meet the needs of students with a wide variety of interests. The department offers several introductory courses to satisfy the core curriculum requirements, as well as ...

Many parents are pulling double or even triple duty right now: working, parenting, and teaching. That can be really daunting. And even when some students begin “virtual learning,” they’ll likely turn ...

Discover which engineering branch is considered the hardest to study and why some disciplines demand more effort, time, and problem-solving skills than others. This guide compares engineering branches ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Women and minorities have changed the face of space exploration, saved lives through targeted chemotherapy treatments, and built robots that can ...

What is clear to us is that our students are college students. They are here because they want a higher education. We have decided to turn the mirror around and look at our practices rather than focus ...

Re: “The left’s attack on math and objective standards” (Nov. 14): As someone who has retired from a long and productive engineering career, I am saddened that columnist Susan Shelley does not ...