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Should children learn math by starting with counting? – Mathematical Association of America
December 29th, 2008
Should children learn math by starting with counting?Mathematical Association of America -1 hour agoI began my last month's column with the famous quotation by the German mathematician Leopold Kronecker (1823-1891): "God made the integers; all else is the …
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SPECIAL REPORT: Seeking Andalusia – What Happened to Islam? – Middle East Times
December 29th, 2008
SPECIAL REPORT: Seeking Andalusia – What Happened to Islam?Middle East Times, Egypt -2 hours agoIt was in Moorish Spain that Muslim mathematicians utilized decimals instead of fractions on a large scale, and Hindu numerals were, for the first time …
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6 RP kids win in Science Olympiad (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
December 28th, 2008
MANILA, Philippines—It’s still a long way away from the Philippines’ first Nobel Prize, but for these whiz kids, it may well be a good first baby step.
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Big news in the Pine Belt (Hattiesburg American)
December 28th, 2008
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Aug. 25 made a surprise raid on the Howard Industries plant in Laurel, rounding up 595 suspected illegal workers in the agency’s largest-ever raid.
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