Lowering maths prerequisites to study science, engineering and commerce at university has led to students playing catch up for years. This should be fixed.
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Far from being a waste of time, making maths education compulsory to 18 could help provide a clearer path to economic prosperity.
All sides in the debate on gun control in the United States are quick to point to numbers they say back their arguments. But are they playing fair with those figures?
We know pi appears when we talk about circles. But it appears in many other places, too. Why, pi, why?
This Pi Day we should celebrate William Jones, the 18th century Welsh farm boy who named the mysterious number.
Mathematicians have long been revealing the beauty in the one of nature’s most mysterious numbers.
On international Pi Day it’s time to look at Pi’s position in unique formula that’s praised much for its beauty in uniting several mathematical constants.
On the occasion of Pi Day, a look at the history of calculating the actual, and increasingly exact, value of pi (π).
And it’s not all down to David Beckham…
Lack of confidence, negative attitudes and low student participation rates are just a few of the challenges maths and science teachers face.
A new book criticizes how and what American math classes are teaching. Singling out math instruction in this age of high-stakes testing and accountability is unsporting.
Scientific advances – including the recent discovery of gravitational waves – force us to deal with numbers so extreme they’re virtually inconceivable.
Tracing over maths problems can enhance students’ learning of more advanced mathematical content and multi-step problems.
The magic and wonder of the mathematics of straight lines in curved spaces is best explained when you look to nature for examples.
The largest known prime number has been discovered. But what does it all mean?
You might think statisticians could work out if a player has been cheating – it’s not that simple.
Scientists have found that cancer growth follows the same mathematical law that predicts earthquakes.
You wouldn’t feel so confident about claiming you weren’t good at reading, so why is it okay to be openly negative about mathematics?
Maths! It can turn poor darts players into slightly better ones.
Scientists have used maths to explain why some cats’ fur makes them look like they’re wearing a tuxedo.
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Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
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PhD; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (retired) and Research Fellow, University of California, Davis
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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PhD Candidate, Australian National University
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Professor of Mathematics, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Mathematician, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Lecturer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Acting Director of Research, Reader in Global Development, Newcastle University
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Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
