Math News Archives

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• Class of 2009 leaves legacy of success - Daily Home Online

  If the past month full of athletic scholarship signings is any indication, East Central Alabama will be well represented on collegiate sports teams around the Southeast. Each year it seems there are more and more scholarship signings than the year ...
  2009-05-30 08:27:00

• Rep. Wilson speaks to science, math school - WIS-TV

  COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Rep. Joe Wilson is delivering the commencement address for the 20th graduation ceremony of the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. School officials say Wilson has been a major supporter of the school ...
  2009-05-30 02:36:00

• Outside work by university faculty under greater scrutiny - Register-Guard

  Peter Gilkey, a math professor at the University of Oregon, has a small sideline: He occasionally writes short research papers on obscure aspects of mathematics. He wants to contribute to his field — something professors at research universities ...
  2009-05-30 06:33:00

• College likely to seek Rs 1.5 cr from UGC - Times of India

  PATNA: Ganga Devi Mahila College, a constituent unit of Magadh University, is likely to submit a proposal to UGC team for sanction of about Rs 1.5 crore for its all-round development during the ensuing interface meeting with UGC officials at Bodh ...
  2009-05-30 07:23:00

• What Good Is The Maths We Learn In School? - BruDirect

  I e-mailed this to BB a few weeks ago in response to a student regarding his query about the real use of lower secondary Mathematics. But it was not posted. Now I am trying again. So here it goes. Hopefully the student will read this and I hope this ...
  2009-05-30 07:59:00

• What Good Is The Maths We Learn In School? (BruDirect.com)

  I e-mailed this to BB a few weeks ago in response to a student regarding his query about the real use of lower secondary Mathematics. But it was not posted. Now I am trying again. So here it goes. Hopefully the student will read this and I hope this will help other Maths students as well.
  2009-05-30 08:04:09

• ROGER TAN: English can help rather than hinder (The New Straits Times)

  LAST Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin met seven Chinese educationist groups who want the teaching of Mathematics and Science in Chinese primary schools to be reverted to the Chinese language.
  2009-05-30 06:37:07

• Philadelphia on the Nile - Newsweek

  Barack Obama believes in his voice and his life story. Autobiographical speeches powered his campaign, and he saved his wobbly presidential bid in 2008 with a pensive—and personal—sermon in Philadelphia on the history of race, weaving his own ...
  2009-05-30 02:44:00

• Harry a hit in Harlem - BBC UK News

  Prince Harry has visited a children's centre which offers social and educational services on the final day of his official visit to New York. The prince, 24, observed a mathematics lesson and tackled an obstacle course at the Harlem Children's Zone
  2009-05-30 02:29:00

• Minn. Students Don't Need Math Test For Diploma - WCCO

  A Minnesota math test that many educators think is too difficult will not be required for graduating high school students. The Class of 2010 was expected to be the first required to pass a series of state graduation tests before students received ...
  2009-05-30 05:43:00

• Three Rs hits a big wall - News.com.au

  THE Federal Government's push to return to "three Rs" education is being derailed by a lack of qualified English and maths teachers, experts say. The reintroduction of English grammar and emphasis on mathematics in the early years of school underpin ...
  2009-05-30 01:54:00

• Online application to end admission queue chaos - Times of India

  KOLKATA: Most colleges have spared students the pain of standing in long queues to obtain and submit admission forms. Instead, students can apply online by keying in their details on websites of colleges. Applicants to Presidency College can download ...
  2009-05-30 02:15:00

• LSR relief for commerce students - Times of India

  NEW DELHI: There is some good news for commerce students who wish to pursue honours course other than BCom at Lady Shri Ram College (LSR). Unlike in the past, this time the college will be giving them a negative weightage of 2%, 4% or zero, depending ...
  2009-05-30 02:58:00

• Letters to the Editor for May 30 - Olympian

  The Thomas Friedman headline in a recent Olympian said “Let’s hope new generation of teachers can get us on track.” He reported test results of high school students in science and mathematics rank America near the bottom when compared to other ...
  2009-05-30 10:26:00

• The Butterfly Effect - OpEdNews.com

  I am not a physicist, so what is about to follow comes from a mind that probably knows no more about quantum physics than you do. If you are not familiar with the term, "the Butterfly Effect," this is a good place to begin and in my opinion, an ...
  2009-05-30 11:02:00

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