For math teachers, a natural question arises: “What is the value of computer programming in my classroom?” The reality is that one doesn’t come before the other. Programming directly supports some of the core tenets of how we learn mathematics.

Math, I think, is one of those subjects that helps prepare you for many different kinds of careers, from programming to business and even to the arts. You never go wrong taking a lot of math, in ...

The second is understanding computer science. This is math and logic, but a somewhat unusual kind. Learn Boolean algebra, not just the basics to do logic, but the system by which logic can operate ...

Inspired by Curry’s observation, the mathematical logician William Alvin Howard discovered a deeper link between computation and logic in 1969, showing that running a computer program is a lot like simplifying a logical proof. When a computer program runs, each line is “evaluated” to yield a single output.

Produced by JRL Enterprises, of New Orleans, the “I CAN Learn” prealgebra and algebra program uses computer software and hardware and includes a classroom-management tool for teachers.

A growing number of students in Oakland Unified are learning math by playing a computer game that asks students to solve puzzles to help JiJi, an animated penguin, cross the screen. The district expanded the program — called Spatial-Temporal Math or ST Math — to 41 of its 84 elementary, middle and high schools this year after finding that it helped students understand math concepts at 13 ...

Today, only 2% of students study computer programming. If we triple that to 6%, we'd close the gap between students and jobs, driving $500 billion in economic value to our country.