mathematicians

Prize-winning pair of mathematicians

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) The DFG awards the von Kaven Prize to two researchers in the Year of Mathematics.

NSF funds new center to bring together biologists, mathematician...

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(National Science Foundation) Biologists and mathematicians from around the world will take part in a new institute dedicated to bringing top researchers together to find creative solutions to pressing problems in both scientific fields.

Life in a bubble

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Hundreds of insect species spend much of their time underwater, where food may be more plentiful. MIT mathematicians have now figured out exactly how those insects breathe underwater.

Math Plus 'Geeky' Images Equals Deterred Students

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:30:23 -0500

Images of maths 'geeks' stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, according to new research. Many students and undergraduates seem to think of mathematicians as old, white, middle-class men who are obsessed with their subject, lack social skills and have no personal life outside maths. The student's views of maths itself included narrow and inaccurate images that are often limited to numbers and basic arithmetic.

Maths plus 'geeky' images equals deterred students

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Economic & Social Research Council) Images of maths 'geeks' stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, shows research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.Many students and undergraduates seem to think of mathematicians as old, white, middle-class men who are obsessed with their subject, lack social skills and have no personal life outside maths. The student's views of maths itself included narrow and inaccurate images that are often limited to numbers and basic arithmetic.