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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - US

Is math objectively real?

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

Salon

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

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

Newcastle Herald

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

The Guardian - UK

A Mathematician Brilliantly Argues Why Pi Day Should Actually Be in July

In Ben Orlin's new book, Math for English Majors, he explains that a more accurate Pi Day would be July 22 as opposed to March 14.

Inverse

Rushil Mathur, 3-Time Math Olympiad Awardee on how to become a Maths genius

Rushil Mathur is a three-time awardee of the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad and author of the book “An Exploration of Olympiad Combinatorics". He will also be one of the 6 students representing India at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) this year in July. Besides his achievements, he is actively involved…

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Brain teaser: Can you find 363 in this image

It is a fact that analytical and logical problem solving encourages a mind for vertical thinking which is an approach usually opted for Mathematics students. The lateral thinking pattern comes with an indirect approach which helps us view the problems in an entirely new format and helps us find unique…

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What toilet paper and game shows can teach us about the spread of epidemics

How can we explain and predict human behaviour? Are mathematics and probability up to the task, or are humans too complex and irrational?

Fashion Times

Nik Bentel Releases a Futuristic Orb Bag Inspired by an Age-Old Mathematics Concept

Creative designer Nik Bentel just created a futuristic-looking handbag that actually doubles as an experiment in warping light.

The Guardian - UK

‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?

In the 1950s and 60s, his songs stunned and delighted listeners with their irreverence, wit and nihilism. Then he gave it all up to teach mathematics. Lehrer is still alive at 96 – so I went in search of answers

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Brothers charged with stealing $25 million in Ethereum in 12 seconds — Cryptocurrency heist exploited transaction validation process

The pair allegedly used their education in mathematics and computer science to exploit a weakness in the Ethereum blockchain.

Newcastle Herald

Adding up to fun: What Eddie Woo wants Newcastle to know about maths

The renowned educator held teacher and student workshops today.

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Burkhardt obituary

Other lives: Educator who helped teachers find new ways of teaching mathematics in the classroom

The Hindu

Planetarium to organise summer programmes for BSc students

JNP's summer programmes for BSc students focus on mathematics and research, offering challenging courses by scientists and medical practitioners.

The Guardian - UK

Daphne Gilbert obituary

Other lives: Mathematics professor who jointly developed an influential theory on spectral analysis

Radio France Internationale

Fields Medal winner Cedric Villani explains the many mysteries of Pi

March 14 is celebrated as Pi day every year. The date 3/14, corresponds to the first three digits of the famous mathematical constant.

The Hindu

AlphaGeometry and the threat of AI’s takeover of mathematics | Explained

AlphaGeometry, an AI developed by DeepMind, solves complex geometry problems at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad.

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