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Hillary’s math problems

March 5th, 2008 by

unknown:

As Jonathan Alter (who the week before did a column advising her to drop out before yesterday, so he may have a position to defend) points out, however, she has a virtually insuperable problem getting to a majority of pledged delegates. …

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Playing, digitally, with real-world physics

March 5th, 2008 by

Jim:

I was useless at physics in school. My rubbishness was partly out of disinterest, partially due to the dull and anti-motivated way in which the subject was taught, and partially due to hostility to the teacher. …

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Oil Algebra 101

March 5th, 2008 by

unknown:

Here’sa maths problem for you. (ie I haven’t got time to work it our myself!) If oil were to remain at yesterday’s record high of $104 per barrel and the New Zealand dollar were to return to its historical average of US60 cents what …

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NC State’s Fowler Backs Lowe, Says Chemistry an Issue

March 5th, 2008 by

Michele:

“Winning is good, losing is bad,” Fowler said Wednesday morning in an interview on 99.9 FM The Fan. “We’ve been very frustrated this year. You have high expectations, and I think the fans did, and we have not lived up to them. …

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Dr. Millard Erickson - Can Theology Learn From Physics?

March 5th, 2008 by

Rodney Dunning:

I would like us to look at two areas in physics today to help us think about how theology can learn from physics. First, is the theory of hyperspace and how it helps us to understand the miraculous. The perennial discussion about …

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Physics game by Esme Wildgoose

March 5th, 2008 by

Rodney Dunning:

Can download really good physics game. http://www.acc.umu.se/~emilk/downloads.html.

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Longwood’s First Physics Graduate: Lisa Hanmer Perdieu

March 5th, 2008 by

dorigo:

Recently, Wayne Meshejian got in touch with Longwood University’s first physics graduate, Lisa Hanmer Perdieu. Lisa is Principle Engineer at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City Plant, where she has worked since …

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+ Are Finns the Smartest Students in the World?

March 5th, 2008 by

Jimmy Guterman:

Andreas Schleicher, who directs the OECD’s test known as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), says these scores place Finland first overall, with the US in the middle of the pack in math and science. …

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Are we Hardwired for Math?

March 5th, 2008 by

David Ehrlich:

And some societies are evidently better than others at getting kids to do this. In both France and the United States, mathematics education is often felt to be in a state of crisis. The math skills of American children fare poorly in …

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www.kloonigames.com/Crayon Physics Deluxe

March 5th, 2008 by

unknown:

Crayon Physics Deluxe is cool. Thanks for sharing Crayon Physics Deluxe with us! I checked out the site to see what else is brewing. The inventor of Crayon Physics Deluxe is attempting to. put out a GAME PER WEEK. …

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