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Mathematical Method for Simulating the Evolution of the Solar System Improved
April 11, 2013 — In order to improve a simulation designed to study the evolution of the solar system through time, numerical mathematical methods have been developed. Specifically, the methods proposed enable the ... > full story -
Girls and Math: Feelings of Power Can Diffuse Effects of Negative Stereotypes
April 10, 2013 — New research from social psychologists suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative ... > full story -
Online Learning: It's Different
April 4, 2013 — Researchers have found that, by interspersing online lectures with short tests, student mind wandering decreased by 50 percent, note-taking tripled and overall retention of the material ... > full story -
Could Playing 'Boys' Games Help Girls in Science and Math?
April 4, 2013 — A new review finds that men still have better spatial ability than women and this may be explained by gender-role ... > full story -
Shape from Sound: New Methods to Probe the Universe
April 3, 2013 — A new mathematical tool should allow scientists to use "sound" to help reveal the shape of the ... > full story -
Mathematician Publishes 2013 Major League Baseball Projections
March 29, 2013 — It looks like 2013 will be a thrilling season for baseball fans as four of the six divisions can be expected to deliver tight races, says a baseball guru and ... > full story -
Teachers' Gestures Boost Math Learning
March 29, 2013 — Students perform better when their instructors use hand gestures -- a simple teaching tool that could yield benefits in higher-level math such as ... > full story -
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How Does Innovation Take Hold in a Community? Math Modeling Can Provide Clues
March 27, 2013 — Mathematical models can be used to study the spread of technological innovations among individuals connected to each other by a network of peer-to-peer influences, such as in a physical community or ... > full story -
New Lung Cancer Study Takes Page from Google's Playbook
March 25, 2013 — A new study shows that the same sort of mathematical model that Google uses to predict which websites people want to visit may help researchers predict how lung cancer spreads through the human ... > full story -
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Prescription for Double-Dose Algebra Proves Effective
March 21, 2013 — Ninth-graders in Chicago Public Schools have significantly benefited from double-dose algebra (attending two consecutive periods of the subject) in ways that were not easily observable in the ... > full story
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