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  • Need help in math? Try Wolfram Alpha

    Call me a math geek if you want, but this stuff is just so cool!

    Blog posts | December 1, 2009 9:53pm PST

  • Sun's fuzzy carbon math...

    Dave Douglas is Chief Sustainability Officer at Sun Microsystems and he writes a monthly column in "Environmental Leader." This month he writes about a concept he calls "Peak Carbon." This is his...

    Blog posts | June 23, 2008 6:26pm PDT

  • Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?

    I started my last two master's classes last night (!!). Since the classes consist largely of teachers, we usually end up having some pretty interesting discussions about teaching approaches to...

    Blog posts | April 30, 2008 6:48am PDT

  • Stop! It may be time to change the way you teach math

    A new article in the journal Science describes a controlled trial conducted by Ohio State University researchers testing modern approaches to math education. Though the subject of debate for many...

    Blog posts | April 25, 2008 6:35am PDT

  • Algae: Another way to grow edible oils

    Solazyme already converts algae into transportation fuel. Coming up next: Food oils that are healthier than canola oil.

    News items | January 25, 2008 4:00am PST

  • Remediation

    As some regular readers know, I'm currently working on a masters degree in math education (basically applied math with some extra consideration given to actually making our kids competitive here...

    Blog posts | December 27, 2007 8:55pm PST

  • More MP3 player market data says Microsoft's Zune won't be shaving my head at CES

    So far, I haven't heard back from Microsoft president Robbie Bach about my open challenge to him. In case you missed it, I caught a story where he said that Microsoft would be ranked #2 in the...

    Blog posts | October 5, 2007 12:48pm PDT

  • Pondering Google 2.0: How will it get to $100 billion in revenue?

    Google is projected by Wall Street to have annual revenue of $15.7 billion in 2008 and $19 billion in 2009. But the ambitions are higher--more like $100 billion in annual revenue. The big...

    Blog posts | September 26, 2007 9:00am PDT

  • Asian countries covet US love of learning, if not test scores

    Singapore sends educators to US schools to learn something about quick thinking and problem solving. Some worry NCLB is robbing US of those very traits.

    Blog posts | March 21, 2007 10:53pm PDT

  • Senate finally ready to fund math and science ed

    America Competes Act would increase NASA, NSF funding, expand graduate fellowships and create mathsci internships.

    Blog posts | March 5, 2007 1:02pm PST

  • Bored of math? Download the Math Dude

    Maryland county unveils an online video star with a head for math and a wealth of special effects to keep kids engaged.

    Blog posts | March 5, 2007 12:56pm PST

  • If calculators=Chuck E. Cheese employee, then computers=?

    Why did I just spend a few thousand dollars to license Maple and Geometer's Sketchpad for a new math/computer science lab in my school?

    Blog posts | February 2, 2007 2:16am PST

  • Educators address America's crisis in math performance

    Panel confronts weak US math scores as Administration readies Math Now, another attempt to control schools by requiring adherence to one-size-fits-all federal regulations.

    Blog posts | November 9, 2006 12:49pm PST

  • Governors introduce plan to improve math and science

    Innovation America plan emphasizes problem-solving skills, innovative approaches to America's failing math performance.

    Blog posts | August 15, 2006 5:45pm PDT

  • IT pros address gathering storm

    Lack of incoming students to math and science discipline takes center stage at Microsoft summit. The problem: Even in the Internet age, IT isn't seen as sexy.

    Blog posts | August 3, 2006 1:40pm PDT

  • 'Fib'-ing in the classroom

    Here's a way to connect your students, by integrating math and science into poems based on the Fibonacci sequence.

    Blog posts | April 13, 2006 8:50pm PDT

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