In ordinary English, the sentence "Fish swim." has a subject, "Fish", and a verb "swim". The verb, as defined by English grammar, is also called a "predicate." This is the simplest type of predicate, but, in general, a predicate can be understood as...

In mathematics, the concept of a relation or relationship is a generalization of 2-place relations, such as the relation of equality, denoted by the sign "=" in a statement like "5 + 7 = 12," or the relation of order, denoted by the...

Preparation in mathematics affects career choices, and promoting gender equity in this area would benefit the whole society. Gender equity can be promoted in mathematics education through teaching activities, school culture, the classroom community, the mathematics curriculum, techniques of assessment, and parental influence. Suggestions...

Abstract Teachers can draw on their care for students to promote more positive attitudes toward mathematics. Persistence in simultaneously caring for students and ideas holds generative possibility for challenging negative attitudes. This paper considers one teacher's experience of reflecting and acting on...

 THEY SAY FATE HAS A HAND IN EVERY CONNECTION. But the night my husband and I met, fate seemed to be cutting things awfully close. Richard lived in England, and was in New York City for a week’s vacation. I was in graduate school at...

The rate of drug users who fatally overdose on methadone — a prescription that curbs heroin addiction — is skyrocketing at an alarming pace, a new Justice Department study shows.The report, released Wednesday, found that methadone-related deaths rose nationwide from 786 in 1999 to 3,849...