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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) | User comments: 1

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 ...


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) | User comments: 2

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 ...


Perfect symmetry -- explaining the patterns in everyday life

February 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | User comments: 1

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.


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