Calculus is key for STEM gender gap: new research

The pipeline that funnels women into careers in math and science is leaky all the way along along, but if one particular leak could be plugged, it might make a dramatic difference. Researchers have identified one change that would increase the number of women in so-called STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) by 75 percent.

http://www.vocativ.com/347023/the-calculus-confidence-gap-affects-women-in-stem-more/
(Cartoon: New Yorker)

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Link to Leibniz’s papers on calculus digitalised

Happy New Year! 

Here is a mathematical treasure: Leibniz’s Papers on Calculus: http://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasure-leibnizs-papers-on-calculus

Let’s reclaim the fun of maths!

Merry Christmas, everyone! Here is a fittingly optimistic read about how to make maths fun and exciting for the new generations to come:

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/5-year-olds-can-learn-calculus/284124/