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The Chevalier De Mere was not actually a nobleman. He was a 17th century French writer and liberal thinker who is remembered nowadays because he unwittingly was responsible for that important branch of mathematics, probability. He was fond of gambling and would offer even money bets that he would throw at least one six in four rolls of a die. He found that over a sufficient number of games that ...
2012-10-19 07:41:45
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THOUSANDS OF children learned to become mathematicians and thousands of mathematicians learned how to become children again through the work of maths populariser Martin Gardner.
2012-10-19 07:41:35
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When many of us view a great building, we are struck by the majesty and artistry that spring from its form, function and materials. University of Notre Dame mathematician Alexander J. Hahn sees all this, but also something more. He sees the ...
2012-10-18 04:20:21
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October 21 is the anniversary of Martin Gardner’s birth. Gardner (1914-2010) is a legend in recreational (and professional) mathematics circles. Although he had little mathematical training, his 1956-1981 Scientific American column “Mathematical Games” has had a huge impact on the way people view math. In a Science Talk podcast shortly after Gardner’s death, Douglas Hofstadter, [...]
2012-10-19 11:14:40
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# science It turns out that not every single paper submitted to scientific journals gets thoroughly proofed before it's approved for publication. Shocking, right? The creators of an online tool called Mathgen that automatically generates research papers full of mathematical nonsense wanted to test just how believable the random creations were. More »
2012-10-19 08:32:05
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The 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) has the lowest number of candidates registered for maths, accounting and physical science since the introduction of the curriculum five years ago. When matric candidates first wrote the NSC in 2008, 317,270 ...
2012-10-18 11:46:52
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# science It turns out that not every single paper submitted to scientific journals gets thoroughly proofed before it's approved for publication. Shocking, right? The creators of an online tool called Mathgen that automatically generates research papers full of mathematical nonsense wanted to test just how believable the random creations were. More »
2012-10-19 08:32:05
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In 1998, physicist Alan Sokal decided to prove that the impenetrable language used by various post-modernists rendered their work incomprehensible, not only to the public at large, but even to other post-modernists. This Duke University periodical likes ...
2012-10-18 04:01:56
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Each year, the Youngstown State University STEM College and Department of Mathematics and Statistics host MathFest, a day of mathematical workshops and contests for high school students. This year, 362 students from 36 schools in Northeast Ohio ...
2012-10-18 05:15:25
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NASA's Glenn Research Center is collaborating with Lake Ridge Academy, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, on a science experience, to engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and promote academic excellence.Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) October 19, 2012 NASA's Glenn Research Center is collaborating with Lake Ridge Academy, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, on a science ...
2012-10-19 02:30:56
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