Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

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IN the second volume of his large treatise on the integral calculus, Mr. Edwards deals with multiple integrals, gamma functions, Dirichlet integrals, definite integrals in general, contour integration ...

In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...