mathematics

European group aims to make maths teaching more inspiring

harminka — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:35:24 -0500

An attempt to re-energise mathematics teaching in Europe is being made in a new project examining a range of factors thought to influence achievement. Mathematics teaching is as vital as ever both in support of key fields such as life sciences, alternative energy development, or information technology, and also through its unique ability to develop widely applicable problem solving skills.

No gender differences in math performance

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:23:18 -0500

We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys.

Reading, math scores up for 4th and 8th graders

harminka — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:15:28 -0500

The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and mathematics than they did during their last national assessment, according to the federal government's latest annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation's children.

Where mathematics and astrophysics meet

harminka — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:24:07 -0500

The mathematicians were trying to extend an illustrious result in their field, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. The astrophysicists were working on a fundamental problem in their field, the problem of gravitational lensing.

Universal mapping of number onto space

harminka — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:13:29 -0500

The ability to map numbers onto a line, a foundation of all mathematics, is universal, says a study published this week in the journal Science, but the form of this universal mapping is not linear but logarithmic.

Watch digital TV and films without disruptions thanks to mathematical model

harminka — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:14:17 -0500

Dutch researcher Alina Weffers-Albu has developed a method to calculate how a device can provide maximum functionality with a minimum quantity of processor and memory capacity. TVs, DVD players and mobile phones can malfunction when the inbuilt chips and software cease to cope with the increasingly large flow of data.

Music has its own geometry

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:50:11 -0500

The connection between music and mathematics has fascinated scholars for centuries.

Self-organisation of sandpile models

harminka — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:38:55 -0500

Dutch mathematician Anne Fey has investigated probability calculations in mathematical sandpile models. Although the rules of the model are simple, the wide-ranging behaviour that emerges from these is fascinating. Fey's research concerned various forms of self-organisation in these models.

Mathematicians find new solutions to an ancient puzzle

harminka — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:19:43 -0500

Many people find complex math puzzling, including some mathematicians.

Million-dollar maths prize comes a step closer

seher — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:13:11 -0500

A new mathematical object has been discovered by Ce Bian, a maths student at the University of Bristol. The news caused great excitement when it was announced at a workshop organised by the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) and attended by 25 of the world’s leading analytic number theorists.

Glimpses of new mathematical world

harminka — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:26:52 -0500

A new mathematical object was revealed yesterday during a lecture at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Two researchers from the University of Bristol exhibited the first example of a third degree transcendental L-function. These L-functions encode deep underlying connections between many different areas of mathematics.

Kumon Supports Push For Mathematics Benchmarks In USA

admin_huliq — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:33:24 -0500

This morning, the National Mathematics Advisory Panel called for schools to focus on several “critical foundations” or benchmarks for U.S. schoolchildren. These recommendations require that by the end of the seventh grade, students should be fluent with whole numbers and fractions, and proficient with geometry and measurements.