LONG BEACH – The numbers came in flurries. So did the letters. Kadhir Rajagopal, a 31-year-old math instructor from Northern California and 2011 California Teachers Association teacher of the year, ...

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Multiplication tables, polynomial equations and logarithms. It’s a safe bet no one gets nostalgic about their early math education. The practice of memorizing and manipulating numbers and symbols with ...