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“Of all pre-college curricula, the highest level of mathematics one studies in secondary school has the strongest continuing influence on bachelor’s degree completion. Finishing a course beyond the level of Algebra 2 (for example, trigonometry or pre-calculus) more than doubles the odds that a student who enters postsecondary education will complete a bachelor’s degree.”

An excerpt from:

Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

by Clifford Adelman

Senior Research Analyst, U.S. Department of Education

Web link: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Toolbox/toolbox.html

Click below to see the document

why-i-need-math

and

the video Equations for a Smarter Planet

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2331534/ibm_commercial_smarter_math_builds_equations_for_a_smarter_planet/

The highest form of pure thought is Mathematics. – Plato