NRI academic bailed in Oxford colleague`s death

Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2012, 23:28

An Indian-origin Mathematics lecturer arrested in connection with the death of his colleague in Oxfordshire, was on Friday released on bail.

Now, Humanoid robots in Middle East classrooms

Last Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 09:47

Humanoid robots are making an entry into classrooms in academic and research institutions in the Middle East.

How parents can boost kids’ early mathematics learning

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 14:36

Researchers at the University of Chicago have indicated that preschool children seem to grasp the true concept of counting only if they are taught to understand the number value of groups of objects greater than three.

Japanese man calculates Pi to 5 trillion digits!

Last Updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 00:16

In a mathematical feat, a Japanese man has calculated the value of Pi to 5 trillion decimal points.

Mathematics makes students sweat in IIT-JEE

Last Updated: Sunday, April 11, 2010, 20:41

Lengthy and tricky questions on mathematics gave a tough time to nearly 4.72 lakh students today in the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam for admission into about 10,000 seats in the prestigious institutes.

Web based system to learn, practice and test mathematics

Last Updated: Saturday, April 3, 2010, 18:09

An NRI-promoted company Saturday launched a next generation, students-friendly web based system to learn and practice mathematics, to overcome the insufficient learning environment, particularly engineering mathematics.

Scientists use computer science to crack Indus Valley script

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 12:35

A team of Indian and American researchers is using mathematics and computer science to try to piece together information about the still-unknown script of the Indus Valley civilisation, which dates back to 4,000 years.