Proof by computer: Harnessing the power of computers to verify mathematical proofs November 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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New computer tools have the potential to revolutionize the practice of mathematics by providing far more-reliable proofs of mathematical results than have ever been possible in the history of humankind. These computer tools, ... | |
Using math model, NJIT professor names MVP and Cy Young award contenders October 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, is now applying his methods to ascertain the players most deserving of major league ... | |
Making waves: Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 64 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 ... | |
US culture derails girl math whizzes October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 64 vote(s)
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A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new study. | |
New formula predicts how people will migrate in coming decades September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller University, with assistance from the United ... | |
Engineer: Head-first slide is quicker September 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Base running and base stealing would seem to be arts driven solely by a runner's speed, but there's more than mere gristle, bone and lung power to this facet of baseball -- there are lots of mathematics and physics at play. | |
 Economist's Model Forecasted Current Economic Slowdown One Year In Advance September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An economist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says that a model he developed forecasted the current economic slowdown at least one year before it became apparent to most observers. The ... | |
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 ... | |
Latest Electoral College forecast shows McCain ahead by as many as 27 votes September 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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A new approach to determining which candidate will win the most electoral votes in the U.S. Presidential race factors in lessons learned from the 2004 election and uses sophisticated math modeling. The research will be presented ... | |
Maths model helps to unravel relationship between nutrients and biodiversity September 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The level of nutrients in soil determines how many different kinds of plants and trees can thrive in an ecosystem, according to new research published by biologists and mathematicians today (10 September) in Nature. | |
Scientists develop model to map continental margins September 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new exploration method to assist the oil and gas industry in identifying more precisely where the oceans and continents meet. | |
 Geometric model could mean breakthrough in saving endangered kakapo September 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A mathematical model used to assess the nutrient balance of the kakapo diet has the potential to help solve one of the main challenges to saving the endangered native parrot. | |
 Hunting the elusive L-function August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There was a lot of excitement last month about ‘L-functions’. A PhD student in the Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Ce Bian, in collaboration with his supervisor, Dr Andrew ... | |
 Research shows how insects use trapped oxygen to breathe underwater July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hundreds of insect species spend much of their time underwater, where food may be more plentiful. MIT mathematicians have now figured out exactly how those insects breathe underwater. | |
Study: No gender differences in math performance July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 million students who were ... | |
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