For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating. If you’re like most, your ...

In this case both the slope and the y intercept are known and the equation can be written directly. For example if the slope is -2 and the y intercept is (0,6), then the equation is In this case the ...

The confusion (likely intentional) boiled down to a discrepancy between the math rules used in grade school and in high school. By Steven Strogatz Recently I wrote about a math equation that had ...