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JUNE 24, 2015

In the face of mounting evidence, education experts accepted a prescriptive fact: student success is not measured by milestones like ‘took a foreign language in fifth grade’ or ‘passed Algebra in high school’ but by how s/he thinks. Taking Responsible Risks. Finding Humor. Thinking Interdependently. Persisting.

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 7, 2022

One can view a symbolic expression such as f[g[x][y, h[z]], w] as a hierarchical or tree structure , in which at every level some particular “head” (like f ) is “applied to” one or more arguments. So how about logic, or, more specifically Boolean algebra ? We’ve looked at axioms for group theory and for Boolean algebra.

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Mathematics Physics Computer Algebra 120

Magic EdTech

MAY 13, 2022

When confronted with real-world math problems with multiple answers, students will be able to think more creatively and flexibly. The curriculum for algebra classes, for example, will move at a faster and more efficient pace. How Can Academic Enrichment Boost Student Success?

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 5, 2024

In 2000 I was interested in what the simplest possible axiom system for logic (Boolean algebra) might be. But just by systematic enumeration the computer was able to find what seemed to me like a very “creative” result. and something like an LLM could “creatively” come up with these names.

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Science Sciences Computer Mathematics 122

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

Then McCarthy started to explain ways a computer could do algebra. It was all algebra. And the only conclusion we can arrive at is that a person can’t do this much algebra with the hope of getting it right.” Richard Feynman and I would get into very fierce arguments. And he says “There’s a problem. It’s just my nature.

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