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MATRIX mathematical research partnership expands
ANU joins Monash and the University of Melbourne, enhancing research infrastructure and impact. Read more.
Is Maths Real??
Are the formulas and theories devised by mathematicians a construct of humanity, or do they exist on their own? ABC Radio National’s Patricia Karvelas discusses this fundamental question [...]
‘On Free Products of Graphs’: Max Carter et al in the Australasian Journal of Combinatorics
The University of Newcastle’s Max Carter is a 2018-19 AMSI Vacation Research Scholar and 2020 Summer School participant. Together with George Willis and Stephan Tournier, Carter defines [...]
How an Algorithm Protects Us
Seeking missing aircraft, and using maths to narrow the search: how DST is using particle filters to solve non-linear problems. Read more at the DST website.
Mathematics is critical not just as a stepping stone along various STEM pathways, but as part of a well-rounded education
The latest PISA results unmasked a decade of declining mathematics performance among Australian 15-year-olds over a 10-year period, and educators have been rightly concerned. Read more about [...]
Wollongong Professorial Chair in Maths a first in 100 years
A $1.25 million gift has enabled The University of Wollongong to establish Australia’s first philanthropically funded chair in mathematics for more than a century. This visionary donation [...]
Eddie Woo on teaching in a pandemic, with Kurt Fearnley on ABC TV’s ‘One Plus One’
Read the transcript and watch on-demand through ABC News
How kids learn maths from carsales.com.au
Teenagers are being challenged to determine a second-hand car’s value using a spreadsheet program. The AMSI assignment titled: ‘Linear Relationships (… and how Maths can help you choose a great [...]
New plan to lure mid-career workers into STEM teaching in NSW
The Department of Education will encourage workers to take a mid-career leap into education under a new plan to address the lack of maths, science and technology teachers in NSW schools. It is [...]
