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Uncovering the Mathematical Mysteries of Nature

Offline – SBS News A mysterious world of 0s and 1s If you add 0 and 1, you get 1, and if you put them in order, they are 0, 1, 1. Here, if you add the second to last number, 1 and 1, you get 2, which becomes a sequence of 0, 1, 1, […]

Uncovering the Origins of the Decimal Point: A Game-Changing Discovery in Medieval Europe

Giovanni Bianchini, a 15th century Italian astronomer, presents his book of astronomical research to Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Public domain provided A symbol called a “decimal point” is used to express numbers smaller than the ones place. When was the decimal point first used? Glenn van Brummelen, professor in the Department of Natural and […]

Shocking hypothesis in the case of the mysterious disappearance of the mathematics teacher from Vâlcea. His wife and children allegedly planned his death

Marian Claudiu Bălan, a renowned mathematics teacher from Vâlcea, disappeared mysteriously, and the investigators who are trying to piece together all the data suggest that he fell victim to his own family – his wife and two minor children. The alert about the disappearance of Marian Claudiu Bălan was triggered by his cousin, who noticed […]

Pisa sample tasks full of errors: The study makers are sloppy

The PISA study confirms that students in Germany have a poorer level of education than ever before. But when it comes to the math part, it’s the study makers themselves who fail. Whether mathematics, reading skills or natural sciences: German students performed worse in the internationally recognized PISA study in 2022 compared to 2018. Worse […]

This is how the study makers themselves fail

The PISA study confirms that students in Germany have a poorer level of education than ever before. But when it comes to the math part, it’s the study makers themselves who fail. Whether mathematics, reading skills or natural sciences: German students performed worse in the internationally recognized PISA study in 2022 compared to 2018. Worse […]

New Pisa shock: German students worse than ever

Young people in Germany receive the lowest scores in mathematics, reading and science that have ever been measured for Germany as part of Pisa. The reasons are complex. German students performed worse than ever before in the international performance study Pisa in 2022. In reading as well as in mathematics and natural sciences, these are […]

Google Introduces New Math and Science Problem Solving Feature

Google Introduces New Feature to Solve Maths and Science Problems Google has recently unveiled a groundbreaking feature aimed at assisting users in solving complex maths and science problems. With this new addition, users can input a problem into the Google search box or even take a picture using the Google Lens camera feature, and receive […]

International Mathematical Olympiad: Young Math Whizzes Compete for Glory in Japan

Young mathematicians from around the world gathered in Japan for the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad, which took place for the first time in 20 years. A total of 600 participants from 112 different countries and regions attended the closing ceremony and award ceremony held at Makuhari Messe on July 12th. Representing Japan were six high […]