The primary objective of the Millbrook mathematics program is to teach students to learn math and to recognize math as the active intellectual exercise that it is. We approach directly the questions, "How do you know what you know?" and "How can you be sure that you know it?" We are convinced that the only way to learn to make the many decisions that mathematical problem solving involves is by making those decisions repeatedly. As technology extends its reach, more and more college programs and professions will require mathematical skills beyond the fundamentals.

A valuable program in math must aim to develop equally the skills of understanding and imagination. The transition from the too often rote-learned arithmetic of elementary school to math as an active, creative quest can be difficult and unsettling, but it is liberating if well done.

To facilitate the above goals, each Millbrook student is required to own a Texas Instruments graphing calculator. This amazing tool allows students to explore mathematics in a way other than the traditional algebraic methods, and thus enables them to gain a deeper understanding of the relationships, which define mathematics.

Millbrook math teachers are bringing more leading-edge technology tools into the classroom in the form of computer tablets. These tablets allow math teachers in all classes to write notes and project them on the classroom board. These notes are also saved as PDF files and placed on the math department website, www.mathdotcom.org, for easy access by students.

Because not all Millbrook students enter with the same mathematical background or the same interest, goals, and developed quantitative abilities, we teach many of our courses on more than one level.