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Daily Telegraph - The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education, for instance, said that the continual testing and practising for tests "had resulted in a narrow and impoverished maths curriculum and poor quality teaching of that curriculum". Sue Palmer, the author ...
2007-12-08 05:01:00
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Philadelphia Daily News - Even the allure of the wrecking ball is reduced to mathematics: "It looks so small, but apparently it weighs enough to do the job," he says. "Apparently, the operator of that wrecking ball knows precisely what he's doing." The crane lifts and dangles ...
2007-12-08 03:13:00
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St. Petersburg Times - That means I oversee the adoption process of books and materials in the state, and I work in close proximity to the folks in the Office of Mathematics and Science, who have been in charge of the revision of the science standards. I say all of this ...
2007-12-08 03:35:00
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Washington Post - Indeed, "half of the reported improvement in reading, and 70 percent of the reported improvement in mathematics, appear idiosyncratic to the state test." In some states, tests have become more demanding; but in twice as many states, the tests in at ...
2007-12-08 05:01:00
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Globe and Mail - It was actually Muslim scholars who first developed ways to break encryption, in their golden age of mathematics. This isn't about religious people though, this is about the Church trying to exert power and influence over those people. It's ...
2007-12-04 03:54:00
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Open Democracy - The mathematics of climate forecasting can clarify the debate about global warming realities and futures, says Dave Frame. 22 - 05 - 2005 One of the major problems climate scientists face is communicating their knowledge and their ignorance to an ...
2007-12-08 08:40:00
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Nation - Thailand - All the Thai representatives had to take a 10-day crash course on astronomy, mathematics and science. Suwan said he was very proud to snatch gold. He called on fellow students to pay more attention to astronomy and prepare diligently for classes. "Work ...
2007-12-08 09:01:00
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - And we know where the jobs are over the next 10 years in science, engineering, technology, mathematics and the health field. So clearly, we have to educate the community, educate the public, on the importance of post-secondary experiences. A target ...
2007-12-08 09:08:00
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Xinhua News Agency - ... in 1934.In 1935, he went to study in the aviation department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later studied aviation engineering at the California Institute of Technology. In 1939, he received a doctorate in aviation and mathematics.
2007-12-08 08:33:00
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Bachelor's degree in mathematics, Master's degree in applied mathematics and Ph.D. in applied mathematics, all from Harvard University; Honorary M.A. from Cambridge University. EXPERIENCE: Previously taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
2007-12-08 08:11:00
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coondoggie writes "A new open source mathematics program is looking to push aside commercial software commonly used in mathematics education, in large government laboratories and in math-intensive research. The program's backers say the software, called Sage, can do anything from mapping a 12-dimensional object to calculating rainfall patterns under global warming." Read more of this story at ...
2007-12-08 06:42:38
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Richmond Register - A school or district must meet 100 percent of their target goals in order to meet AYP, which is based on the Kentucky Core Content Tests’ (KCCT) items in reading and mathematics. “This is great news for our district” said Tommy Floyd, chief ...
2007-12-07 09:34:00
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Toronto Star - Because if you don't learn basic business mathematics you'll get ripped off." In any case, the students are well aware that a condition of their getting chosen to perform in Toronto is to show good school attendance. The point of Outside Looking In is ...
2007-12-08 01:30:00
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Age - Indebted to both Channel Seven and SBS on their Monday sports reports for informing me that when one soccer team leads one to nil and then scores a second goal they 'double the lead' over their opponents. Stunning developments in modern mathematics ...
2007-12-08 04:51:00
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Pasadena Star-News - Included in its 50,000- square-foot space will be be offices and meeting spaces for researchers in physics, computer science, biology, mathematics and social sciences. The Annenberg Foundation, created to improve communication and develop ...
2007-12-08 12:19:00
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