Mercedes Schlapp

I know we can all remember the days of sitting in algebra class asking ourselves, 'why will I need algebra or chemistry in the future?' The answer was and still remains that advanced math and science classes help high school students develop their analytical and cognitive skills and better prepare them to compete in college and the workplace.

American Public Servant

Daniel Goldstein

Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more important than grounding young people in the scientific information that they need to live happy, healthy, productive lives? To have good relationships?

American Psychologist

Lynda Resnick

As places of learning, schools have a responsibility to also educate on nutrition, which we all can agree is far more important than algebra, no matter what your third-period teacher claims.

American Businesswoman

Fran Lebowitz

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

American Journalist

Lindsay Fox

Life isn't about algebra and geometry. Learning by making mistakes and not duplicating them is what life is about.

Australian Businessman

Sal Khan

Education is not an end to itself. You need to know algebra but also how to navigate the world.

American Educator

Maryam Mirzakhani

When I entered Harvard, my background was mostly combinatorics and algebra.

Iranian Mathematician

Shelley Hennig

I was the happiest in English class, and algebra was where I cried.

American Actress

Taye Diggs

I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.

American Actor

Ken Cuccinelli

American Politician

Algebra uses symbols, often letters, to stand in for unknown numbers in equations.

Not Just Numbers

Algebra is often about finding the missing numbers that make an equation true.

Problem Solving

Used for calculating things in real life, like expenses, distances, or time.

Real-World Use

Terms like Boolean and Linear refer to specific rules and applications in algebra.

Specialized Branches

Boolean algebra is fundamental in computer science for logic and circuit design.

Computing Relevance

Abstract algebra studies algebraic systems in a broad, theoretical way.

Abstract Concepts

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Let's teach for mastery...

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Dennis Hong: My 7...

 opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right? This little trick of number words gives you a stepping stone into a whole cognitive realm.

How language shapes the...

 to present a radical new theory of space, time and the general theory of relativity. General relativity is unquestionably Einstein's masterpiece, a theory which reveals the workings of the universe at the grandest scales, capturing in one beautiful line of algebra

Have we reached the end...

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How math saved my life PIPE...

 So we can demonstrate that this is true using probability and algebra to calculate the average number of flips it would take to get each combination. Let’s start with the heads/tails board, and define x to be the average number of flips to advance one step.

The coin flip conundrum...

 but you get good at math by working at it that is one of the most troubling things about algebra I'm sorry everybody it was hard for me too you got to do your homework well I have some inventions that will of course improve the quality of life for so many

Bill Nye on Science &...

 worldwide, right? Would any of you complain if this was the case about doing linear algebra? So what we are asking in the lab is, how can we leverage that power? Now I want to step back a bit. I know most of you have had the experience of coming back

Your brain on video...

 giving your kid dance instruction is going to help them do algebra better, but you will give that kid dance instruction, and you will be thrilled that that kid wants to do dance instruction, and it will make your day. And why shouldn't poor kids

Our failing schools....

 That's back from high school algebra. But let's take a look. First, we've got population. The world today has 6.8 billion people. That's headed up to about nine billion. Now, if we do a really great job on new vaccines,