About Mathematics Education

The focus of Mathematics Education is on enhancing the methods and practice of education, to improve students' abilities to reason mathematically. College level curricula are generally concerned with initial training of teachers and professional development of educators, while research programs often focus on instructional methods and outcomes.

The MINDSET curriculum proposes to enhance students’ mathematical ability, especially their ability to formulate and solve multi-step problems and interpret results - using an applied, non-calculus approach with tools from Operations Research. An important goal is to achieve an observable improvement in students’ attitude toward mathematics, especially those from underrepresented groups, thereby motivating them to study mathematics.