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‘AI is mathematics, not magic’ — AI expert says the problem is human expectations

AI expert Elin Hauge reminds us that AI models are for prediction, not for thinking

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These HSC maths exam questions left many NSW students baffled. How many can you answer?

Monday’s exams featured triangles, inflation and wombats – but student reactions suggest some struggled to make sense of the numbers

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The masters of risky business: here’s how you can become an actuary

These are the 5 steps to start your career in the growing field of accounting.

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Numbers put on a challenging test for HSC mathematics exam takers

'It was less than what I was expecting going into a maths exam.'

Newcastle Herald

Scientists around the world report millions of new discoveries every year − but this explosive research growth wasn’t what experts predicted

Millions of scientific papers are published globally every year. These papers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine present discoveries that range from the mundane to the profound.

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Maths schools top the A-level rankings – and their students only study Stem subjects

The school that topped the Times newspaper’s A-Level rankings in 2024 only permits students to sit A-levels in three subjects: maths, further maths and physics. At King’s College London Mathematics School, 76.2% of students got an A* – and 99.5% of students achieved between A*-B.

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These 30 Memes May Help You Get Through Another Day Of Doing Math

It's the perfect place to go to have a chuckle or two if you're a professional mathematician or just an average fan of crunching numbers. The post These 30 Memes May Help You Get Through Another Day Of Doing Math first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Want to solve a complex problem? Applied math can help

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play in solving complex problems such as curing a disease?

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India’s teaching training landscape needs urgent reform. Here’s why

The average score of a grade 10 student in mathematics was 220 out of 500 in the National Achievement Survey 2021. In science, the average student scored 206 out of 500, and 277 in English, as per the survey.

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New syllabus roll out for year 11 and 12 students in curriculum overhaul

The new syllabuses will be examined from the 2027 HSC.

Newcastle Herald

Maths tutor molested girls in their homes, court told

A mathematics tutor abused the trust three families placed in him to teach their daughters when he sexually molested them in their homes, a prosecutor has said.

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‘In Britain, we are still astonishingly ignorant’: the hidden story of how ancient India shaped the west

The flow of knowledge from India to Europe on everything from maths to astronomy has gone unacknowledged by historians

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‘He was in mystic delirium’: was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman?

In isolation, Alexander Grothendieck seemed to have lost touch with reality, but some say his metaphysical theories could contain wonders

The Guardian - UK

Record number of students took A-level maths in 2024 – but they hide a worrying decline

On August 15 2024, over 107,400 young people in the UK nervously scanned their results, looking for their grade in A-level mathematics. It is the first time more than 100,000 people have taken any A-level subject in a single year.

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The mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators

Like most mathematicians, I hear confessions from complete strangers: the inevitable “I was always bad at math.” I suppress the response, “You are forgiven, my child.”

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Boost to A-level maths reflects student desire for digital literacy, experts say

Results in England show record numbers sat maths and further maths, and percentage of top grades rose

The Guardian - UK

Readers reply: Who invented mathematics?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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10 of Futurama's smartest science references and gags

Good news, everyone! With "Futurama" season 12 about to land, here are 10 of the best science and math-based jokes from the sci-fi comedy's 25-year history.

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The numbers don’t add up: why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum

The government’s recently announced plans to “transform maths education” have set off a heated debate over how the subject is taught in classrooms.

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Ed Sheeran fans in hysterics after singer shares Pokemon Stadium clip: ‘Harry Styles said the same thing’

Singer-songwriter made a self-deprecating gag as he enjoyed some downtime

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Hidden figures: giving history’s most overlooked mathematicians their due

A new book looks at the contributions made by women and people of colour, whose stories have often been forgotten

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Is math objectively real?

Scientists still debate whether our mathematical models of the universe objectively exist

Newcastle Herald

No tools, just thinking: students to solve real-world maths problems

Students will have 45 minutes to problem solve, and no calculator.

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Real equity in math education is about more than good grades and test scores

Math education outcomes in the United States have been unequal for decades. Learners in the top 10% socioeconomically tend to be about four grade levels ahead of learners in the bottom 10% – a statistic that has remained stubbornly persistent for 50 years.

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Google DeepMind takes step closer to cracking top-level maths

Team of two new AI systems score one point short of gold medal in global maths contest for gifted students

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