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As Easy As 1, 2, 3: Number Sense Correlates With Test Scores
September 7, 2008 Knowing how precisely a high school freshman can estimate the number of objects in a group gives you a good idea how well he has done in math as far back as ... > full story -
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New Evidence On The Robustness Of Metabolic Networks
September 4, 2008 Biological systems evolve in ways that increase their fitness for survival amidst environmental fluctuations and internal errors. Now researchers have found new evidence that evolution has produced ... > full story -
European Group Aims To Make Maths Teaching More Rigorous And Inspiring
August 29, 2008 An attempt to re-energize 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 ... > full story -
Calculators Okay In Math Class, If Students Know The Facts First, Study Finds
August 19, 2008 Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about whether and when ... > full story -
No Gender Differences In Math Performance
July 24, 2008 We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 ... > full story -
Baseball: 2008 All-Star Game Was Mathematical Marvel
July 17, 2008 The 2008 All-Star Game was the game of a lifetime, and a math professor can prove it. "What happened Tuesday night was definitely a rare occurrence and one we should not expect to see again in our ... > full story -
Goodbye To Faulty Software?
July 16, 2008 Will it ever be possible to buy software guaranteed to be free from bugs? A team of European researchers think so. Their work on the mathematical foundations of programming could one day ... > full story -
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NIST Releases Preview Of Much-Anticipated Online Mathematics Reference
June 27, 2008 NIST has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions. In development for over a decade, the DLMF is designed to be a modern successor to a ... > full story -
Researchers To Simulate And Analyze Brain, Immune System Activity And Apply Math To Medical Problems
June 24, 2008 In an effort to promote the application of mathematics to medical treatment, researchers in the University of Pittsburgh's department of mathematics will undertake a $2.5 million project to ... > full story -
Systems Properties Of Insulin Signaling Revealed
June 19, 2008 Swedish researchers have characterized novel systems properties of insulin signaling in human fat cells. Their mathematical modeling provides further insight into energy level maintenance (via the ... > full story
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