Making waves: Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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The American Institute of Mathematics announces that Soundararajan and Roman Holowinsky have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity conjecture. Their work, based in the pure mathematics area of number ... | |
 Indians predated Newton 'discovery' by 250 years August 13, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 227 vote(s)
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A little known school of scholars in southwest India discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Newton according to new research. | |
 A crystal that nature may have missed January 03, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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For centuries, human beings have been entranced by the captivating glimmer of the diamond. What accounts for the stunning beauty of this most precious gem? As mathematician Toshikazu Sunada explains in an ... | |
Novel mathematical model predicts new wave of drug-resistant HIV infections in San Francisco February 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A mathematical model shows that a new wave of drug-resistant HIV is rising among among men in San Francisco who have sex with men and that this trend will continue over the next few years, according to a new study from the ... | |
140-year-old math problem solved by researcher March 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 88 vote(s)
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A problem which has defeated mathematicians for almost 140 years has been solved by a researcher at Imperial College London. | |
Bridging the math gender gap May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The gender gap in math perceived to exist between girls and boys has long been contested. New research published in the journal Science sheds clarity on the debate and demonstrates that girls perform better in mathematics ... | |
 Where mathematics and astrophysics meet June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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The mathematicians were trying to extend an illustrious result in their field, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. The astrophysicists were working on a fundamental problem in their field, the problem of gravitational ... | |
Mathematicians predict the future of the past tense October 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Verbs evolve and homogenize at a rate inversely proportional to their prevalence in the English language, according to a formula developed by Harvard University mathematicians who've invoked evolutionary principles to study ... | |
 Free software brings affordability, transparency to mathematics December 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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Until recently, a student solving a calculus problem, a physicist modeling a galaxy or a mathematician studying a complex equation had to use powerful computer programs that cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. ... | |
 Perfect symmetry -- explaining the patterns in everyday life February 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The secrets of symmetry found in nature, art, music and architecture were the focus of a special lecture at Imperial College London this week, delivered by renowned Oxford mathematician, Dr Marcus du Sautoy. | |
 In the race to the top, zigzagging is more efficient than a straight line February 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it isnt necessarily the fastest or easiest path to follow. | |
New method ranks quality of scientific journals by field February 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Worldwide, the number of scientists is increasing as is the number of scientific journals and published papers, the latter two thanks in large part to the rise of electronic publishing. Scientists and other researchers are ... | |
 Linking low frequency hearing to the cochlea's curvature April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Shape matters, even in hearing. Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain deciphers which proves ... | |
Public schools as good as private schools in raising math scores, study says May 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools, according to a new University of Illinois study of multi-year, longitudinal data on nearly ... | |
Most elementary schools in California will fail to meet proficiency requirements by 2014 September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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How well students and schools from kindergarten through high school succeed in mastering a curriculum that includes English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and the social and natural sciences, strongly influences how ... | |
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