We walk through an optimization problem step by step, clearly explaining how to identify variables, set up the correct function, apply derivatives, and find maximum or minimum values. Each step is ...

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will allow Bitcoin, Ether, and the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC to be used as collateral for derivatives trades, a decision that pushes crypto deeper into the ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

"NCIS: Origins" has welcomed Mark Harmon back into the NCIS-verse — but when will present-day Gibbs reveal more about his past with Lala? Tuesday's "NCIS" crossover event began with an hour of "NCIS: ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that an insect—the bumblebee Bombus terrestris—can decide where to forage for food based on different durations of visual ...

Seven years ago, I took a bet from one of the most controversial figures in the scientific world. Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote ...

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. In The Bell Curve, ...

Formative assessment is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to guide learning. Unlike summative assessment, which summarizes achievement at the end of a unit, formative assessment happens ...

Inquiry-based learning has been gaining more attention in classrooms across the world. Teachers often ask, What does it look like in practice? How does it differ from more traditional approaches? At ...