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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. A room of educators gets schooled on the rigors of mathematical modeling in the life sciences. It left an impression.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? What might be the environmental impacts of shoes?

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems? Published: Mathematics is essential to our way of life. Professor Anotida Madzvamuse , an applied mathematician at the University of Sussex , in the UK, and the University of British Columbia , in Canada, led the UK-Africa Postgraduate Advanced Study Institute in Mathematical Sciences.

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What lessons can we learn from past pandemics?

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Their research sheds light on the significant role that social inequalities play in determining the outcomes of a pandemic. Some of the hardest hit regions were the world’s remotest places, as they did not have access to medical care. All three diseases were influenced by social inequalities across the island.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

Three centuries ago science was transformed by the idea of representing the world using mathematics. Should we think of it essentially as a practical tool for accessing existing methods, or does it provide something fundamentally new for science? But we certainly know we haven’t yet solved everything we want in science.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Tweet Share 0 Skype Reddit +1 Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email Maths Applied Mathematics – Maths is all around us, from weather forecasting, engineering and finance, to modelling the spread of diseases. Professor Dan Romik is uncovering the mathematical surprises hidden in this brain teaser. Can your students solve the Tower of Hanoi?

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. He is investigating the connection between poor transport links and social inequality, and bringing sanitation to a remote community in the Andes. Access to water and sanitation are fundamental human rights. Published: June 30, 2022.