Category: Mathematics
As GED Pass Rates Plummet, Shmoop Provides an Affordable Solution
Mountain View, California (PRWEB) January 23, 2015 Americans have been taking the GED since 1942, and the test has undergone a whopping five makeovers since then. The most recent version was introduced in 2014 and said hello to the 21st century by making the test completely computer-based, but it also came with a nearly 90% […]
Creativity: The Mind, Machines, and Mathematics Public Debate – 1
Two of the sharpest minds in the computing arena spar gamely, but neither scores a knockdown in one of the oldest debates around: whether machines may someda…
Balefire Labs Announces Winners of Best Educational Apps of 2014 Awards
Tyngsborough, MA (PRWEB) January 14, 2015 Balefire Labs, Inc (http://www.BalefireLabs.com) — provider of online, preK-12, educational app reviews for teachers and parents– announced today the winning apps of its second annual Best EdApp awards competition. “We’re thrilled to award our ‘Best EdApp’ of the year awards for 2014,” said Karen L. Mahon, Ed.D., President […]
Terence Tao: 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics Symposium
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWIDVI6b18&fs=1&rel=0] The 2015 Breakthrough Prize Symposium was held November 10, 2014 at Stanford University and co-hosted by UC-San Francisco and UC-Berkeley. The daylong event … Video Rating: 4 / 5 [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKjj4T1bHrY&fs=1&rel=0] Max Tegmark has a proud reputation as an unconventional thinker. In this presentation, Professor Tegmark talks about his famous concept of the […]
Robert L. Bailey Teaching Award Recipients Announced
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) January 13, 2015 Franklin University, one of the leading educators of working adults in central Ohio, celebrated its 148th Commencement on Sunday, Jan. 11. Along with honoring the graduates, Franklin recognized Rodney Calloway and Dr. Debra Petrizzo from its faculty as recipients of the distinguished Robert L. Bailey Teaching Award. Congratulations […]