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New York Times story of Neil Heffernan's creation of a computerized tutor designed to emulate actual teachers, eventually becoming ASSISTments

An emeritus professor from Queens College questions algebra's role in quantitative literacy and workforce preparation

Well-sorted tools with brief descriptions. Great for introducing newbies to the subject, but experienced people will like the summary, as well.

Describes the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus of Ancient Egypt, containing some 85 mathematical puzzles, some of which have (relatively) modern descendants

Glad they interviewed our Milo!

On Vi Hart's math concept video creations (graduate of Stony Brook, refers to herself as a mathemusician). She is shown with her balloon icosahedron model

An oped by the executive director of the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications and a Brown University professor argue that different math skills are needed for different life applications and high school math curriculum should be adjusted accordingly.

Part of a series considering options for college-bound students, this column emphasizes the importance of quantitative skills across the curriculum and workforce.

"'The Fractalist,' Benoit B. Mandelbrot's Math Memoir"

"Albert Einstein called her the most "significant" and "creative" female mathematician of all time, and others of her contemporaries were inclined to drop the modification by sex. She invented a theorem that united with magisterial concision two conceptual pillars of physics: symmetry in nature and the universal laws of conservation."

University of Delaware researchers find: "Even [when their children are] as young as 22 months, American parents draw boys' attention to numerical concepts far more often than girls'. Indeed, parents speak to boys about number concepts twice as often as they do girls. For cardinal-numbers speech, in which a number is attached to an obvious noun reference - "Here are five raisins" or "Look at those two beds" - the difference was even larger. Mothers were three times more likely to use such formulations while talking to boys."

Today, you're in charge of the nation's finances. Some of your options have more short-term savings and some have more long-term savings. When you have closed the budget gaps for both 2015 and 2030, you are done. Make your own plan, then share it online.