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'Numberless math' gets kids thinking about and visualizing algebra

Today, elementary mathematics classrooms look and sound very different than what many parents may have experienced.

The Conversation

Specialist London state school averaged A* for every A-level entry in 2022

DfE figures show selective King’s College London mathematics school topped results in England last summer

The Guardian - UK

‘Art makes a person broader’: what sculptor Ruth Asawa knew that Rishi Sunak doesn’t

The British PM may believe that compulsory maths is the key to education – but Asawa showed a different path, armed with little more than flour and water

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Rishi Sunak is right about a lack of maths skills in England: here's how plans to extend teaching could work

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has proposed making the study of mathematics compulsory for all students in England up to the age of 18, to help young people “in a world where data is everywhere and statistics underpin every job”.

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As a mathematician, I fear Rishi Sunak’s plan for compulsory maths doesn’t add up

Forcing students to endure a subject that many find unenjoyable could end up putting some off A-levels altogether, says mathematician and author Kit Yates

The Guardian - UK

Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale

Science and maths skills are widely celebrated as keys to economic and technological progress, but abstract mathematics may seem bafflingly far from industrial optimisation or medical imaging. Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time machine to look into the future, how do mathematicians like me choose what…

The Conversation

Are prices real? How ghosts of calculus and physics influenced what we pay for things today

With inflation in the UK and around the world threatening to spiral out of control, prices of everything from milk to oil, energy and Christmas presents are a concern for most of us. Most people understand prices as simply the result of supply and demand – an agreement between sellers…

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Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder: ‘There are quite a few areas where physics blurs into religion’

To answer life’s biggest questions, says the German theoretical physicist and YouTuber, we need to abandon unscientific ideas such as the multiverse

The Guardian - UK

Why some students are "bad" at math

With math scores on the decline, a professor explains that math isn't a natural skill, but a learned one

Salon

Mathematician Hugo Duminil-Copin crowns great year for French science

Hugo Duminil-Copin became the latest mathematics professor from the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES) to win the prestigious Fields Medal, the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for mathematicians.

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Former math teacher explains why some students are 'good' at math and others lag behind

When Frances E. Anderson saw the latest math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction during the pandemic – Anderson taught high school math to students at all levels.“ Now she is a researcher…

The Conversation

‘A celebrity? Only if you like niche maths videos on the internet’: Hannah Fry on cancer, Covid and the science of love

The mathematician, writer, presenter and podcast host will be back on our screens fronting Secret Wonders of the Modern World. She explains why, after undergoing treatment for cancer, she has come to see the limits to logic

The Guardian - UK

UK professor thinks anxiety could be behind why students struggle in Math

State leaders are working on how to raise the commonwealth’s standardized test scores in the future. One area where Kentucky students struggled was mathematics.

WEKU

US math and reading scores crashed during Covid

Washington (AFP) - American students saw big declines in their reading and mathematics scores after years of disrupted learning due to the pandemic, with national test results described as "appalling and unacceptable" by the education secretary.

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Ed Sheeran reveals he's filming tell-all documentary which delves into his life

Superstar Ed Sheeran will be inviting cameras to follow him around and explore all aspects of his life, as he confirmed his Mathematics tour will last for another four years

The Hindu

Future managers must have sound knowledge of data science, mathematics and statistics, say experts

Madras Management Association holds All India Management Students’ Convention 2022 with the theme ‘AI Shaping Today and the Future’

The Guardian - UK

Derek Goldrei obituary

Other lives: Mathematician who had teaching and leadership positions at the Open University and several Oxford University colleges

The Hindu

CET 2022: Hight Court permits Karnataka, KEA to assign ranks afresh after ‘normalisation’ of II PU marks of repeaters

Litigant repeaters agree for ‘normalisation’ method suggested by a panel of experts. All CET repeaters will lose around 18 marks in physics, chemistry and mathematics subjects after ‘normalisation’ of their II PU marks

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Exposed: The shocking pay gaps in science and technology

The gender pay gap is alive and well in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) causing women to leave the sector at higher Women continue to be underpaid and underrepresented in senior leadership roles in STEM, according to the latest edition of the federal government’s STEM Equity…

The Conversation

More women are studying STEM, but there are still stubborn workplace barriers

Today, the Australian government released the STEM Equity Monitor 2022 – the nation’s annual scorecard on gendered participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers.

The Hindu

Teaching ‘Vedic’ maths for SC/ST students temporarily stopped

Classes were to be conducted using funds set aside by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department

The Guardian - US

Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings: ‘They are worthless’

US News relegated Columbia to 18th from second place after it was revealed the college had misrepresented key statistics

The Hindu

Reserved funds to be used to teach ‘Vedic’ maths for SC/ST students

This move has been criticised by several Dalit activists who say this amounts to ‘diversion’ of funds

Wales Online

Student who can't read or write passes exams with flying colours

He is now preparing to embark on an engineering mathematics degree at the University of Bristol

The Hindu

Professor from Chennai to head mathematics panel

Sanoli Gun from city’s The Institute of Mathematical Sciences will be the first president of Asia-Oceania Women in Mathematics

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