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Anxiety's hidden cost

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The effect of anxiety on academic performance is not always obvious but new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests that there may be hidden costs. The research found that anxious individuals ...





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Mathematics prize goes to University of Chicago's Hannah Alpert

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Association for Women in Mathematics has named Hannah Alpert, a third-year mathematics major at the University of Chicago, a co-winner of the 2010 Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics ...


New Book Uses Physical Reasoning to Solve Mathematical Problems

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mark Levi, professor of mathematics at Penn State, has authored a book titled "The Mathematical Mechanic: Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems," soon to be published by Princeton University Press. The book, which is ...


Pianos, pasta and lollies: the maths of the good life

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created May 14, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

CSIRO mathematician Dr Bob Anderssen knows a thing or two about the good life. He does the maths that makes it good.


Putting math problems in proper order

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Mathematics is driven by the quest to solve problems and today the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) announces a new tool to help attack those questions. Research problems can take decades or centuries to answer, with ...


Mathematics simplifies sleep monitoring

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 07, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A UQ researcher has created a new way to measure breathing patterns in sleeping infants which may also work for adults.


Gestures lend a hand in learning mathematics

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago.


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Electric fish could spark healthcare innovation

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mathematicians in Manchester are hoping electric fish can give them clues to solving a fiendishly complex mathematical problem - which could in turn lead to better treatment for patients with ...


Certain types of thinking are best suited to certain types of problem-solving

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created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new study in the journal Mind, Brain, and Education reveals that certain types of thinking are best suited to solving certain types of problems. Specifically, geometry problems are best solved by a combination of verbal ...


Proof by computer: Harnessing the power of computers to verify mathematical proofs

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created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (46) | comments 2

New computer tools have the potential to revolutionize the practice of mathematics by providing far more-reliable proofs of mathematical results than have ever been possible in the history of humankind. These computer tools, ...


Stereotype-induced math anxiety robs women’s working memory

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created May 24, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

A popular stereotype that boys are better at mathematics than girls undermines girls’ math performance because it causes worrying that erodes the mental resources needed for problem solving, new research at the University ...



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