Mathematics

In the days before Freedom High School's October homecoming week, when most kids were worried about dressing up for spirit days, the girl poised to be the school's valedictorian was begging to be hospitalized. Before then, Helen Marie Castillo...

MACHINIST Must operate lathes, shaper, boring mill, etc.  Possess knowledge of shop mathematics, charts, tables, etc.  Must shape metal parts to precise dimensions. Submit resumes to P.O. Box 581, Brawley, CA. 92227

Every elected official loves nothing more than to open a new school, a new library or a new park. But the demands of elected office require doing more than what we "like" doing. The oath that we take to serve residents and build a better future for our...

Solving complex math problems is simple for Fabens High School senior Miguel Medrano, who sees the mathematical equations as challenges to investigate and solve. Medrano's ability to solve geometric, algebraic, precalculus and calculus problems in a...

When Romeo Rivera walks the commencement line for Caldwell School District's Canyon Springs High School Monday, he will pick up a couple of items. One is a diploma from Canyon Springs. The other is a photo of him in a graduation robe, taken during his...

BAGUIO (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- Incoming high school senior Ratziel is enrolling this week at Urdaneta City National High School in Pangasinan, northern Philippines, and he will have to write down his full name. It consists of 40 first names-...

Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...

There were girls flying paper airplanes in the hallways, sending marbles down roller-coaster tracks they built and controlling a humongous robot while having fun all day Saturday. This and a lot more was happening on the University of South Florida...

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS -- Trinity Academy students took advantage of a beautiful school day on Friday to have outdoor fun while raising funds for the Shenandoah school. The annual Race for Education and Field Day was held at the sports fields of the former...

Tiling qualifies as a do-it-yourself project because the materials come in little pieces. It makes a difference. Want to try an 8-foot-long slab of granite at 300 pounds for the kitchen counter? Ummm, maybe not. But once you sort through the shapes,...

The struggle to point more young people toward college begins with getting high-school students to think about the next step in life. Aspiring to college is not enough. Three-quarters of Washington state's high-school graduates enroll in community...

* Researchers used "transcranial random noise stimulation" * Five days of stimulated training boosted maths performance * Technique could help people with learning difficulties By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Applying painless but...