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Word: mathes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many others, however, admitted feeling unusual pressure which forced them to reviews the syllabus of biology, chemistry, math and physics many times...

Author: By Deborah L. Paul, | Title: Students Take MCAT Today; Dismiss Test's Importance | 4/9/1983 | See Source »

...other half of the magazine will focus on the science of art. Lynn said the first issue will include an article on "fractals," a new mathematical development that has established a connection between music and math and that helps explain scientifically why humans enjoy music...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arts and Sciences | 4/8/1983 | See Source »

...used a computer program for over 10 years, but only since 1977 has the computer been fully utilized. And the Crimson coaches are currently putting the program through an annual spring revision. In the next few weeks, Assistant Coaches George Clemens and Leo Fanning will look like typical Applied Math majors, poring over printouts and analyzing statistics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: High Tech Hits the Football Field | 4/7/1983 | See Source »

...Asian parentage. Says Principal Norman Silber: "Our Asian kids have terrific motivation. They feel it is a disgrace to themselves and their families if they don't succeed." The results bear him out: between 40% and 50% of pupils in Lane Tech's advanced-placement math classes are of Asian background, and two of the school's four National Merit Scholarship winners so far are Asian. Says Silber: "The parents are on the school's side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Confucian Work Ethic | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

...honor roll at Brighton High, 56 are Vietnamese. All 32 Vietnamese members of last June's graduating class went on to college. Thanh Tran, 19, who left his parents and eight siblings in Viet Nam three years ago, earned a scholarship to Boston College, where he is studying math and computer science. "I came here just for learning," he says. "Every single day I try so hard because I want to help my parents some day. I don't care so much about friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Confucian Work Ethic | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

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