Maths in the news #2

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Math Puzzles’ Oldest Ancestors Took Form on Egyptian Papyrus

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/science/07first.html?_r=1&src=tptw

Report: U.S. parents overconfident about kid's math

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/12/report-us-parents-overconfident-about-kids-math/1

Singapore students among top in reading, math, science

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1097779/1/.html

Competitive math: Middle-schoolers quietly duke it out in Federal Way

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/fwm/lifestyle/111457644.html

American Teens Trail Global Peers in Math Scores

But U.S. Students Show Progress in Science

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703471904576003842497574526.html

The true language of love? It's math, says Berkeley professor

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-true-language-math-berkeley-professor.html

Report on the film "Rites d'Amour et de Maths" by Reine Graves and Edward Frenkel on the program "En attendant minuit" on the French TV channel TPS Star, October 18, 2010.

Rites of Love and Math

http://ritesofloveandmath.com/

Rites of Love and Math - Trailer


"Rites of Love and Math"
A Film by Reine Graves and Edward Frenkel.
Written and produced by Edward Frenkel and Reine Graves.
Homage to the film "Rite of Love and Death" (a.k.a. "Yukoku" ) by Yukio Mishima.
Director of Photography: Daniel Barrau.
Associate Producer: Sycomore Films.
Supported by Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris.
Cast: Edward Frenkel, Kayshonne Insixieng May.

PISA: U.S. is mediocre in reading, math, science

http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/12/pisa-u-s-is-mediocre-in-reading-math-science/