Mathematical modeling is the process of developing mathematical descriptions, or models, of real-world systems. These models can be linear or nonlinear, discrete or continuous, deterministic or ...

We hear all the time about project-based learning. But how does it really work? Of all the tools humans have ever created to help describe and understand our world, few are more useful than ...

The GSMM Camp is a weeklong workshop directed towards interdisciplinary problem solving whose aim is graduate student education and career development. The GSMM Camp is designed to promote a broad ...

Twenty youths from 19 communities across Alaska gathered at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program building to work on model kayaks. The kayak-building assignment is one of the hands-on ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Actuarial Foundation is proud to announce the finalists in the 2020-2021 Modeling the Future Challenge, a national scholarship competition where ...

The sport of jai alai might not have a wide following, but its complex scoring system “has interesting mathematical properties that just beg the techno-geek to try to exploit it,” writes Steven Skiena ...

Suzie Boss is a PBL advocate and author who has collaborated with teachers around the world to design engaging projects: When I facilitate workshops with teachers about project-based learning, one ...