News tagged with multiplication facts
Calculators okay in math class, if students know the facts first
Aug 19, 2008 |
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Calculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about whether and when calculators should be used in ...
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Research Highlights Potential for Improved Solar Cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Los Alamos researchers led by Victor Klimov has shown that carrier multiplication—when a photon creates multiple electrons—is a real phenomenon in tiny semiconductor crystals and not a false observation ...
Researchers develop thin films showing promise for solar applications
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed thin films that exhibit carrier multiplication (CM). This development is of great interest for future solar cells.
Rote memorization of historical facts adds to collective cluelessness
Feb 12, 2009 |
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As fans of talk-show host Jay Leno's man-on-the-street interviews know, Americans suffer from a national epidemic of historical and civic ignorance. But just because most Americans know more about "American Idol" than they ...
Google launches search tool 'Google Squared'
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Google, already the king of Internet search, rolled out an experimental new search product on Wednesday called "Google Squared."
Anxiety's hidden cost
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2009 |
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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 ...
'25 Things' becomes one of Facebook's biggest fads
Mar 18, 2009 |
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It's the newest Facebook obsession -- creating a list of 25 random facts about yourself and letting 25 of your closest "friends" in on it.
The smart way to study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Combine the aphorisms that "practice makes perfect" and "timing is everything" into one and you might get something resembling findings published in this month's issue of Psychological Science. Proper spacing of lessons, the re ...
Study: Learning Science Facts Doesn't Boost Science Reasoning
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of college freshmen in the United States and in China found that Chinese students know more science facts than their American counterparts -- but both groups are nearly identical when it comes to ...
Evolution coup: Study reveals how plants protect their genes
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Unlike animals and humans, plants can't run and hide when exposed to stressful environmental conditions. So how do plants survive? A new Université de Montréal study, published in the journal Proceedings of ...
New report describes unique cancer profile of Hispanic/Latino Americans
Sep 15, 2009 |
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The latest edition of Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos reports that Hispanic/Latino Americans -the largest, fastest-growing, and youngest minority in the United States—have a unique cancer risk profile that requires ...
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