Mathematics

Without maths we’re lost in a dark labyrinth

When I was a kid I hadn’t wanted to be a mathematician at all. My dream had been to become a spy. This ambition was fuelled by too many visits to see Roger Moore playing 007 at our local cinema combined with the misconception...

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Nigeria: Firm On Crusade to Transform Oil, Gas Industry

Hauwa Adamu's favourite subjects are Chemistry and Biology. Notwithstanding that oil is the backbone of Nigeria's economy, the SS2 student of Government Secondary School, Jiwa, Abuja, said she knew nothing about how the country...

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PNNL scientist garners early career presidential award

A computational mathematician at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award honors his research on...

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MSU prof leads $880K research project

The Clarion-Ledger • November 24, 2009 A Mississippi State University associate professor will lead an $880,000 research project to increase the number of talented mathematics and science teachers in the state. Linda Coats of...

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太空物理學新發現的啟示(英文版):時空是幻覺、宇宙是無中生有-鍾茂森博士主講

美國太空總署(NASA) 太空物理學新發現的啟示:1.時間和空間是假相 2.宇宙是無中生有 3.宇宙有原點 ( 此文曾在2003年7月4-6日舉行的澳洲宗教研究協會學術會議上用英文宣講 ) 澳洲昆士蘭大學 鐘茂森博士 The University of Que...

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ETI appointed as new collaborative partner for University of Greenwich

The Executive Training Institute (ETI) Malta has been recently appointed as the recognised collaborative partner for the University of Greenwich in Malta. The accreditation process was carried out over 2009 and was headed by...

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Math Monkeys

Just do the math. It is mainly about assertion, personality, and salesmanship." --David Harding David Harding runs London-based hedge fund, Winton Capital Management. In 2009, Harding has not been getting the embarrassing...

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Visual assistance for cosmic blind spots

A bit of imagination on the part of a measuring instrument wouldn't be a bad thing. In order to infer missing data in an astronomical measurement with more than just imagination, physicists at the Max Planck Institute for...

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Islamic Contributions to Science: Ibn Al-Haitham

Scientist Who First Explained Optics and the Laws of Refraction One of the most outstanding scholars of the medieval Islamic world was Abu Ali Hassan Ibn Al-Haitham (known as Alhazen) who was born in 965 AD in the city of...

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UNC Wilmington Study Shows Educational Video Games Positively Influence Student Attitudes toward...

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Academic researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) have concluded that educational video games positively influence student achievement and significantly affect student...

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