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...raise, for example. Courses on probability, symbolic logic, econometrics, demographics and mathematical modeling are other possibilities for new courses. In more applied topics, new courses should be developed which give a good one-semester introduction to more traditional mathematics. For example, a course that covered interesting topics in algebra, geometry and analysis without going into excruciating detail could be a good...

Author: By David S. Abrams, | Title: Why Johnny Can't Add | 4/2/1997 | See Source »

Phyllis Rosser, author of a 1989 book titled The SAT Gender Gap, said girls tend to perform better on algebra and computation questions while boys score higher on spatial reasoning and word problems...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Group Says SAT Biased | 3/15/1997 | See Source »

COLIN RIZZIO is the kind of guy seniors want around when they're sitting the SATs. While taking the math exam in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Rizzio thought one question seemed ambiguous. "I wrote it down afterward and discussed it with my teacher," he says. Rizzio was right. The algebra question asked students to compare two values, but neglected to specify that the key variable, a, was positive. Rizzio realized that a could be negative, creating the possibility of two answers. He E-mailed the College Board, which, for the first time in 15 years, admitted it had made a mistake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Feb. 17, 1997 | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...Much of the tutor's role is to teach these kids how to study. They need to learn how to read so they can study history or algebra," Bigelow said...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: HAND Work-Study Program Aims To Promote Elementary Literacy | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

Birkhoff wrote several books, including Survey of Modern Algebra, Jets, Wakes and Cavities and Ordinary Differential Equations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mathematics Expert Birkhoff Dead at 85 | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

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