A high school teacher didn't expect a solution when she set a 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem problem in front of her students. Then Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson stepped up to the challenge.

The government’s campaign to mitigate the impact of the learning disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a 5% increase in Maths passes at the CSEC examination, according to the ...

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Trigonometric identities are powerful tools for simplifying complex equations in math and science. Three core groups—reciprocal, quotient, and Pythagorean—form the foundation. Effective strategies ...

Calcea Johnson (right), currently studying environmental engineering at Louisiana State University, published the new study with her high school classmate, Ne'Kiya Jackson (left), now a student in ...

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school. When you ...

Antigua and Barbuda’s CSEC pass rate for mathematics has experienced a significant drop this year, with only 28.4 percent of students passing the subject compared to 32.6 percent in 2023. The regional ...

EDUCATION Minister Fayval Williams on Monday said while “improvements” have been noted in the performance of Jamaican public school students in the 2024 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination ...

In the 1930s, a mathematician by the name of Nicolas Bourbaki was said to frequent the Café Capoulade in Paris, a haven for artists and intellectuals near Luxembourg Gardens. There he wrote an ...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has reported mixed results from its 2024 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) assessments, with mathematics continuing to be a challenge for ...

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Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. A high school ...