I believe one of the strongest features in MATLAB is their symbolic math toolbox, and it might be really handy if we could switch from MATLAB to open-source alternatives. In Python, this is SymPy.

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...

The reading and math scores of 12th graders has dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results from an exam known as the nation's report card. The National Assessment of ...

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