There are six mathletes left in Cruxlearning Mathematics Contest Africa (CLMCA) as the race for the title of the champion and university scholarship gets to the final lap this week. Twelve mathletes ...

South Africa has been struggling with mathematics education for quite some time now. It seems that something is always going wrong, and the students are not being taught what they need to know. In ...

This page provides an overview of the remarkable work of Scott W. Williams, PhD, Emeritus Professor, UB Mathematics. Dr. Williams joined our faculty in 1971, as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. In ...

The story of humanity’s pursuit of knowledge spans millennia, from the earliest grasp of mathematical principles to modern explorations of the cosmos. The Ishango Bone, a 20,000-year-old artifact ...

Mathematics underpins science, technology and modern society - from cell phones to computers and satellites. On September 6, 2011, the Government of Senegal led by His Excellency President Abdoulaye ...

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A University of Massachusetts Lowell professor has received a Fulbright grant to help South African teachers incorporate indigenous cultures into high school math classes, officials said. Iman Chahine ...

Black mathematicians emerged from segregation and prejudice to leadership in education and research. A legacy of segregation and prejudice lies behind stories of African American mathematicians who ...

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences will open in Cape Town in October 2003, offering master's degrees in mathematics to students from all over the continent. The institute is a joint ...

Mathematics has the potential to be a great equalizer. Compared with other scientific and technical fields, it requires few expensive physical resources. Sometimes, a whiteboard and a marker are all ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Evelyn Gitau became hooked on chemistry in high school in Kenya. Alta Schutte remembers nearly losing her father to cardiovascular disease in the South African mining town where ...