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Articles about math
MIT Professor's Online Lectures Gain International Audience
February 9, 2010
Gilbert Strang’s Linear Algebra video has gone viral.
Education - Online Education
Survey: Parents Would Rather Talk Drugs than Science
October 23, 2009
Parents are more comfortable discussing drugs than science and math with their kids, a survey shows.
Education - On Education
Quantum Computers Could Tackle Enormous Equations
October 16, 2009
Trillions of variables may prove no match for envisioned systems.
Science
A Trillion Triangles
September 23, 2009
Mathematicians have resolved the first one trillion cases of an ancient mathematics problem.
Science
Math Mimics Hard-to-Heal Wounds
September 22, 2009
New model may lead to better treatments for chronic sores.
Science
Is Your Baby Smarter Than You Are?
August 17, 2009
Infants use science and math to figure out how the world works.
Health - On Parenting
Statistical Tests Suggestive of Fraud in Iran's Election
July 14, 2009
A closer look at voter ballot data reveals suspicious anomalies.
Science
Connecticut District Retools High School Math Instruction
June 11, 2009
Classrooms go digital with Web-based instruction and a custom curriculum.
Education - On Education
Aspiring Teachers Flunk Math Test
May 22, 2009
Nearly 75 percent of Massachusetts teaching candidates fail new licensing test.
Education - On Education
Younger Students Outshine High Schoolers in Reading, Math
April 28, 2009
Federal test scores for 9-year-olds are the highest since early 1970s.
Education
8th-Grade Algebra Requirement in California Gets Sidelined
December 29, 2008
A judge says the state board of education acted without public input.
Education - On Education
Struggling With Math, Students Turn to YouTube for Help
December 15, 2008
Free online tutorial videos develop an audience.
Education - On Education
Study: U.S. Trails Asian Countries in Math and Science
December 9, 2008
But the study finds that math scores for American students are on the rise.
Education - On Education
Ruth Marcus: Larry Summers Was Right About Men and Women in Math and Science
December 4, 2008
A journalist chides an academic for telling an impolitic truth.
Opinion - Michael Barone
How to Solve Our Problem With Math
December 4, 2008
Three top schools in Los Angeles use different strategies to help students score in math and science.
Education - Best High Schools
Math Teachers Struggling to Keep Up
November 28, 2008
A study warns that many math teachers don't know the subject and are only a chapter ahead of students.
Education - On Education
Does 'Algebra for Everyone' Add Up?
September 29, 2008
Study finds some eighth graders in algebra know only as much math as a second grader.
Education - On Education
Study Shows Boys and Girls Equal in Math Ability
July 28, 2008
The stereotype persists that girls struggle with math even though they do just as well as boys.
Science
Girls as Good as Boys at Math
July 25, 2008
A new study says girls measure up to boys in every grade.
Education - On Education
Elementary Teachers Unprepared in Math, Study Says
June 27, 2008
Seven out of eight education schools fail to provide rigorous program.
Education - On Education
How Three High Schools Improved in Math
May 20, 2008
Schools in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington raised standards and test scores.
Education - On Education
A Fun Way to Slide Children Into Math
May 8, 2008
Number-based board games are found to help children develop number skills.
Education
Board Games Help Kids Learn Math, Study Shows
May 1, 2008
Playing Chutes and Ladders helped kids in the Head Start Program.
Education - On Education
