According to national mathematics standards, algebra instruction should begin at kindergarten and continue through elementary school. Most often, teachers address algebra in the elementary grades with ...

High degree algebraic equations are an unsolved problem in algebra. The author has been able to solve high-order algebraic equations using elementary algebraic methods through exploration. This ...

Abstract: We introduce an approach that automatically learns to solve algebra word problems. Our algorithm, a pioneering result for this task, reasons across sentence boundaries. It constructs and ...

Educational Studies in Mathematics presents new ideas and developments of major importance to those working in the field of mathematical education. It seeks to reflect both the variety of research ...

Basic algebraic problems involve one or two steps. More difficult ones involve forming equations and solving them before using the answer in some way. Most algebraic problems will involve forming an ...

While educators and policymakers debate whether 8th graders can be readied to learn algebra, Sigrid B. Frawley sits in front of her kindergartners with a magic bag. She puts three tokens in the bag ...