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UK schools minister fails to grasp fundamentals of maths Schools minister Diana Johnson is unimpressed with research that shows children's understanding of ratio and algebra has not progressed since the early 1980s. She describes these as 'topics' (Report, 5 September). Ratio is a fundamental concept that has to be understood to use mathematics in science, engineering, economics and almost any mathematics in upper secondary school and above. Algebra is straightforwardly the language of mathematics. These are crucial for further study in the same way as vocabulary is for English, or line for art. They are not 'topics', and children's problems understanding them were worrying in the 1980s and are even more so now. I realise that a government which has spent millions on improving standards has to snap back at such a research finding, but at least they could snap back with some mathematical comprehension.Anne WatsonProfessor of mathematics education, university of OxfordMathematicsMathematicsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limi GuardianFacet Biotech names BiPar boss to board BiPar Sciences President and CEO Dr. Hoyoung Huh was named to the board of Facet Biotech Corp., the Redwood City drug maker facing down a hostile bid from Biogen Idec. (FACT) (BIIB) Biz JournalNSB Public Service Award Call for Nominations Science is an integral part of our lives, yet many people take for granted the amount of time, effort, money and, sometimes, persistence that goes into some of the discoveries... AboutA*STAR`s SERC Awarded S$12.2m to Fund 17 Research Projects Including Nanotechnology A*STAR's Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) awarded S$12.2m to fund 17 research projects in the areas of media + entertainment, medical technologies, education, water, infocom... azonano.comNASA Unveils First Images from Rejuvenated Hubble Astronomers declared the Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release of observations from four of its six operating science instruments. NASAWork conditions impact parents` food choices (Elsevier Health Sciences) How working parents cope with competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for the family and how work conditions are related to food choice coping strategies are the subjects of a study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Findings suggest that better work conditions may be associated with more positive strategies such as more home-prepared meals, eating with the family, keeping healthful food at work, and less meal skipping. Eurekalert.orgMedicine wheel model for nutrition shows promise for control of type 2 diabetes (Elsevier Health Sciences) Indian adults have the highest age-adjusted rates for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity of any racial or ethnic group within the US. In a study published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the South Dakota State university, Brookings, report that a culturally-sensitive educational program based on the Medicine Wheel Model for Nutrition shows promise in changing dietary patterns in an American Indian population and impacting glycemic control. Eurekalert.orgFermi Large Area Telescope reveals pulsing gamma-ray sources (Naval Research Laboratory) scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory Space Science Division and a team of international researchers have positively identified cosmic sources of gamma-ray emissions through the discovery of 16 pulsating neutron stars. Using the Large Area Telescope, the primary instrument on NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope satellite, the discoveries were made by conducting blind frequency searches on the sparse photon data provided by the LAT. Eurekalert.orgNewly fixed Hubble`s deep space photos again amaze WASHINGTON (AP) -- A refurbished Hubble Space Telescope is showing Earth the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty, complete with heavenly glows. NASA on Wednesday unveiled the first deep space photos taken by Hubble since its billion dollar repair mission last spring. That work included installing two new cameras, other science instruments and replacing broken parts.... The Arizona RepublicScientists discover surprise in Earth`s upper atmosphere (University of California - Los Angeles) UCLA atmospheric scientists have discovered a basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere, which was previously unknown. The research could improve the safety and reliability of spacecraft that operate in the upper atmosphere. 'It's like finding it got hotter when the sun went down,' said Larry Lyons, UCLA professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Eurekalert.org1 2 |
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