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NYC students score far below state, national averages on SAT, marking some of the lowest scores in years

May 11, 2025 | Riverdale Blog

According to an article in the New York Post, "Public school students in the Big Apple scored an average 473 on the math portion... It was a whopping 71 points below the average for the rest of New York, and 32 points below that of the rest of the country."

Math Plays A Key Role in Swimming!

Feb 22, 2023 | Riverdale Blog

Using Math in sports has become more common over the years. For instance, take swimming, swimming has several different course and stroke variables. Results from a short course (25 yards) or a longer course (50 meters), can be converted by a coach to make projections for how a swimmer might perform in another race.

Is there a reason why a circle is 360 degrees?

Feb 14, 2023 | Riverdale Blog

You might be familiar with the fact that there are 360 degrees in a full circle. By splitting a circle up into 360 equal slices we can measure any angle. But why do we use 360°? You might be surprised but there are actually a number of reasons for this specific number. Find out more in this blog.

Bees, The Math-Savvy Insect

Jan 31, 2023 | Riverdale Blog

Bees are impressive creatures, powering entire ecosystems via pollination and making sweet honey. But it turns out the little striped insects are also quite clever. A new study suggests that, despite having tiny brains, bees understand the mathematical concepts of addition and subtraction. Find out more about this wild topic in our blog.

Trigonometric Applications in Real Life

Jan 17, 2023 | Riverdale Blog

With trigonometry finding out the heights of mountains or towers is possible, also in astronomy, it is used to find the distance between stars or planets and is widely used in physics, architecture, and GPS navigation systems. Let's find out more in this blog.

How Coding Makes Math Fun

Dec 27, 2022 | Riverdale Blog

Do you know that learning to build cool applications and software can actually strengthen a child’s appreciation for math skills? Let’s find out more about coding and math in this blog.

Math Vs Statistics: Important Points One Should Know

Dec 20, 2022 | Riverdale Blog

The main difference between math and statistics is that statistics is the study of the collection, description, analysis, interpretation, and representation of data, while math is the science of numbers, quantity, and space. Although both deal with numbers, there are considerable differences between the two fields. Let’s find out in this blog.

Learning Math Vocabulary

Nov 22, 2022 | Riverdale Blog

When you think of learning new vocabulary words, English Language Arts class comes to mind first, right? We tend to think of math as all numbers, but there’s actually quite a bit of language learning that goes on in the study of math. Let’s explore some cool methods to reinforce and remember math vocabulary in this blog.

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