The GMAT or Graduate Management Admission Test is a basic deciding factor for admission acceptance to all Business Schools and schools of management. Designed to try the various skill sets like principal Mathematics, use of English ...READ»
(Guest blogged by Daniel Castro)
A new study published last Friday in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society titled “Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving” is ...READ»
In last week’s entry, I summarized research indicating that congruence or lack of congruence, in RIASEC terms, does not appear to be a good predictor of success or lack of success in a college major. I suggested that RIASEC type ...READ»
It’s the scourge of the new generation of computer-users. The ubiquity of electronic communications is so pervasive that sometimes you have access to the world when your brain has lost access to your fingers. Under those ...READ»
Practical Math for Business Majors
As part of students' initial study of mathematics in the Upper School, a special
section in Practical Math is included on every student's program. Practical
Math primarily addresses personal ...READ»
Windows 7 is in the news again. It was a month ago that I first had the question on why Windows is still in it's infancy years whereas Mac OS has entered the teenage period quite some time ago. My arithmetic was - and I posed the ...READ»
Don’t know your 3.14159 from your 3.1416? Not to worry, for today is Pi Approximation Day, a celebration of the irrational number and a tribute to those who prefer the approximation 22/7. If that’s you, you’re in good company; ...READ»
The Tribot may look a little like something you'd find barring traffic at a construction site, but actually it's a sophisticated robot designed to gather data for climate and environmental research from difficult-to-reach ...READ»
On the two hundredth anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth his theories published as On the Origin of Species are still relevant. Several experts have already chimed in, but here are some additional voices on evolution and Darwin.
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Company of Friends member Naomi Moneypenny reports on MIT's Emerging Technologies Conference late last month. Among the highlights:
Idea Factories Leave invention to those who are best at it.
Reinvent Venture Capital In line with ...READ»
The debate over Harvard president Larry Summers's inflammatory remarks about women's ability in math and science continues to rage, now expanding beyond his attitude toward women to his generally abrasive management style.
Summers ...READ»
We're zealots about the basics. By broadening the traditional concept of the basics (reading, writing and arithmetic) to include study, communication, research and reasoning skills, we give our students the essential building blocks ...READ»
The meaning of the word semantics in broader society involves such a variety of contextual intent that it can obscure or misrepresent the underlying science and technology, which can then damage the integrity of the term and slow the adoption process of essential innovation. READ»
And now this from the happiest place on earth - FINGER PRINTING 'guests' upon entry into the park. By the end of September when you go into any of Disney's Orlando theme parks, machines will scan fingerprint information. They've ...READ»
In response to a previous entry, FC Now reader Steven asked, "Are there any guidelines or best practices for combinatorics and recombination?"
Putting my Google goggles back on, I can't find a lot of tips and tricks, but I did come ...READ»
Oh, how the times have changed! When I was in high school (which was not all that long ago), it was just expected that kids who were smart (and many who weren't) would take Advanced Placement (AP) classes and then go on to take the ...READ»
The smell of chalk may bring back fond (or not-so-fond) memories of doing math problems in front of the class, but many children in developing nations only have access to small, erasable black slate tablets for all of their ...READ»
