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Leonhard Euler, math genius, gets a Google Doodle
Post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details.Leonhard Euler, a Swiss mathematician who continued to work on complex equations from memory even after he went blind, is honored in Monday's Google Doodle on the 306th anniversary of his birth. Euler, who wrote nearly 900 books over the course of his...Tags: Russia, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Science and Technology, Blindness
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3rd marathon bombing fatality is Lu Lingzi, Boston U. grad student
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.One of the victims killed in the Boston Marathon bombings was Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old Chinese woman enrolled in a graduate statistics program at Boston University, the school said Wednesday. Lu was one of three friends who watched the race from the...Tags: Martin Richard, Teaching and Learning, Students, Science and Technology, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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San Jose State will expand online courses this summer
San Jose State University’s experiment in offering low-cost, entry-level online classes for credit will expand this summer with two new courses and increased enrollment, officials announced Monday. The university partnered earlier this year...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities
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Let's do the math: What are the Dodgers actually worth?
The courageous bid of the Dilbeck Investment Group to purchase the Dodgers having fallen just a tad short, I’m thinking of selling my 2006 Honda Accord. I know, and all that sentiment. So what’s it worth? Kelly Blue Book said I should be...
Tags: Ted Lilly, Frank McCourt, Clayton Kershaw, Science and Technology, Dodger Stadium
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Children's brain mass counts for better math skills
Forget your third grader’s IQ, or working memory, or even previous mathematical abilities. When it comes to improving in math, it’s the brain’s hard wiring that counts. Researchers found that the volume of the hippocampus, a region...
Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Research, Stanford University
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Happy Pi Day! Here's how you can celebrate the joys of 3.14159 ...
Happy Pi Day! March 14 -- a.k.a. 3.14 -- has become a day to appreciate the wonders of pi. This mathematical constant describes the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. It’s also handy for calculating a circle’s area,...
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California trails nation in reading, math and science, report finds
L.A. NOWAn analysis of test results from the five most populated states found that California has largely trailed the rest of the country in reading, mathematics and science in the past decade.... -
What it takes to play NCAA Division I sports
Varsity Times InsiderHigh school athletes who have aspirations of playing college sports need to know the requirements academically. And their parents should also know. Here's the link to the NCAA requirements. Among the requirements to play Division I for those entering... -
2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...
Tags: Jill Biden, Poverty, Energy Resources, Teaching and Learning, Medical Procedures and Tests
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L.A. schools chief says test cuts could hurt at-risk students
L.A. NOWL.A. schools Supt. John Deasy aired concerns to the state's top education official about his proposal that would reduce the number of standardized tests that students must take next year.... -
Community college programs in Pasadena and Santa Barbara honored
L.A. NOWCommunity colleges in Pasadena and Santa Barbara have been honored for helping new and underprepared students reach their educational goals. The First Year Pathway program at Pasadena City College and Santa Barbara City College’s Express to... -
Garfield linebacker pumped for Classic, preps for MIT
When a 17-year-old high school football player says he wants to apply to Caltech and MIT, everyone should take notice. Alejandro Lupercio, a 6-foot-2, 193-pound senior linebacker at Los Angeles Garfield, has his sights set on becoming a mechanical...
Tags: Football, Science and Technology, Sports, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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