Mathematics

Displaying 51 - 100 of 295 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
51	UNI professors address innovative teaching methods for pre-K through 12 mathematics Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	04/30/2007	Ed Rathmell has developed a new way to organize mathematics curriculum called a "distributed curriculum."
52	UNI's role in addressing a gloomy outlook for math and science Northern Iowan 103:52, p.6	04/17/2007	The goals of UNI, Board of Regents, and the State of Iowa include; improving math and science skills in students, preparing more high-quality teachers, and bridging the gap among K-12, community colleges and universities; photo.
53	Mathematician adds probability to baseball: Gets a fun sum for UNI students Northern Iowan 103:49, p.1	04/06/2007	Ken Ross, former president of the Mathematical Association of America, spoke at UNI on April 2; photo.
54	Student voices Northern Iowan 103:10, p.7	09/29/2006	Students respond to the question, "What class subject do you never want to hear about again"?
55	'A Beautiful Mind' draws a wonderful crowd; people from across the state travel to UNI to meet Nobel Prize wining John Nash Northern Iowan 102:51, p.1	04/14/2006	Nobel Prize winner John Nash draws an overflow audience. Nash shared his theories and answered questions; photo.
56	University of Northern Iowa offers Web-based math contest Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	02/22/2006	All Iowa high school students are eligible to participate in the University of Northern Iowa's Wright Challenge, a Web-based math contest.
57	UNI math department invites Illinois students to enter math contest Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	02/22/2006	Illinois high school students have been invited to test their knowledge in the UNI Wright Challenge, a web-based math contest.
58	Math defines whether ID is or is not a science Northern Iowan 102:12, p.8	10/07/2005	Jeff Seldon points out that the lack of a strong mathematical base is another weak point of Intelligent Design.
59	Institute helps develop local elementary math curriculum Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	08/08/2005	Summer institute will teach Waterloo Community School District math teachers how to be more effective in teaching computation to children in the first and second grades.
60	UNI hosts teachers from around the world Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	06/21/2005	Two hundred teachers will be coming to Cedar Falls and Waterloo for math workshops on June 20-24 and June 27-July 1. These workshops are part of the Department of Defense Education Activity and the UNI Mathematics Project.
61	UNI hosts Upward Bound summer programs Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	06/14/2005	Program is aimed at developing math and science skills for high school and college.
62	Thursday, April 21 Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	04/18/2005	Students from Waterloo Black Hawk Elementary will visit campus; Class Ring Presentation will take place; CEEE will present "Designing the First 'Green' Building"; John Dossey will present on school mathematics.
63	UNI speaker to address mathematics education in American schools Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.	04/15/2005	John Dossey will present "School Mathematics: Comparisons, Concerns, and Directions."
64	University of Northern Iowa offers Web-based math contest Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	09/17/2003	Wright Challenge enters its fifth year and will run through December 12.
65	Elementary teachers learn about science and math curriculum materials at UNI workshop Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	07/16/2003	Iowa elementary teachers are participating in workshop for use of FOSS and GEMS curriculum material; participants listed.
66	UNI students receive high scores in annual mathematics competition Public Relations News Release 2002:509, p.1	05/02/2003	A team of twelve UNI students participated in the 63rd annual William Lowell Putnam Competition in mathematics. The 122nd place finish is UNI's highest ever. Participants listed.
67	UNI mathematics department presents statewide high school/collegiate mathematics contest Public Relations News Release 2002:302, p.1	02/04/2003	Wright Challenge, now accessible on the Internet, offers certificates and $100 cash to contest winners.
68	UNI Upward Bound Math and Science Program seeking applicants Public Relations News Release 2002:287, p.1	01/27/2003	Upward Bound Math and Science Program is intended to encourage high school students to enroll in post-secondary education in math or science.
69	New UNI program provides content for math and science teachers Public Relations News Release 2001:443, p.1	04/15/2002	In its second year, the Science and Math Education Renewal Center's goal is to provide math and science teachers with the knowledge they will need.
70	PLS mathletes compete at state; Rapp earns place on state team Public Relations News Release 2001:384, p.1	03/26/2002	Alexander Rapp, after placing third in state, will compete in the national MATHCOUNTS competition in Chicago; other Price Lab student participants in state were Jenny Hills, Atulya Iyengar, and Sid Mitra.
71	Juggling champion to present 'Mathematics of Juggling' Wednesday, March 27, at UNI Public Relations News Release 2001:372, p.1	03/21/2002	Peter Floodstrand Blanchard, ball juggling champion, will explore the mathematical theories of juggling.
72	Price Laboratory School's students in state math competition, March 15 Public Relations News Release 2001:356, p.1	03/13/2002	Six Price Lab students competed in the Northeast Iowa Chapter MATHCOUNTS competition and received first place in the team competition.
73	UNI offers Web-based math contest Northern Iowan 98:36, p.2	02/15/2002	The Wright Challenge, now in its third year, is a math contest open to UNI students and high school students via the Internet.
74	University of Northern Iowa offers Web-based math contest Public Relations News Release 2001:290, p.1	02/07/2002	The Wright Challenge is a math contest on the Internet that will be open to UNI students as well as high school students.
75	Behroozi breaks the "norm" Northern Iowan 98:28, p.16	12/14/2001	Profile of high school senior Peter Behroozi.
76	University of Northern Iowa offers Web-based math contest Public Relations News Release 2001:130, p.1	10/02/2001	The Wright Challenge, a mathematics contest designed to get students excited about math, will continue through Dec. 14.
77	40th Annual K-12 UNI Fall Mathematics Conference Friday, Sept. 21 Public Relations News Release 2001:105, p.1	09/19/2001	250 math teachers will attend the K-12 UNI Fall Mathematics Conference in Schindler Education Center.
78	Bonnie H. Litwiller and David R. Duncan Campus News Network 12:2, p.	09/11/2001	Wrote an article on number patterns in mathematics.
79	Program at UNI encourages women, minorities to pursue math/science Public Relations News Release 2000:375, p.1	04/01/2001	Reygan Freeney feels there is a shortage of people going into the math and science fields, and feels that women and minority groups should know that they can succeed in these professions
80	'Math guy' + UNI = good time Northern Iowan 97:47, p.4	03/30/2001	California professor Kevin Delvin presented the first lecture in the Hari Shankar Lecture in Mathematics Series; photo.
81	'The Math Guy' visits UNI Public Relations News Release 2000:326, p.1	03/26/2001	Keith Devlin will share how mathematical thinking has changed and talk about why math is easy for some, and difficult for others.
82	'Math Guy' to lecture at UNI Monday, March 26 Public Relations News Release 2000:311, p.1	03/19/2001	Keith Devlin will be first speaker in Hari Shankar Lecture in Mathematics.
83	UNI Upward Bound is seeking applicants Public Relations News Release 2000:263, p.1	02/26/2001	Reygan Freeney claims that there is a shortage of people going into math and science professions.
84	Math Wars in the media Public Relations News Release 2000:453, p.1	07/03/2000	Paul Trafton talks about how math scores in the U. S. have been increasing since the mid-1990s.
85	Nationally recognized math educator to expain the "math wars" being fought in the media - tomorrow, June 21, at 8:30 a.m., on the UNI Campus Public Relations News Release 1999:449, p.1	06/20/2000	Thirty sixth through eighth grade math teachers will hear Paul Trafton speak on the myth that math scores in the United States are decreasing.
86	National math test to be field tested next year, ready for implementation in 1999 Public Relations News Release 1997:100, p.1	11/06/1997	Professor Paul Trafton, who helped draft the national standards for mathematics, supports the voluntary national math testing currently being developed by a committee chaired by Dr. John Dossey.
87	Testing eighth graders for math skills Public Relations News Release 1997:48, p.1	09/25/1997	Paul Trafton states that to raise math skills, we must teach more on how to reason than using rules.
88	Math teachers from around the world on University of Northern Iowa campus through Wednesday, July 30 Public Relations News Release 1996:474, p.1	07/28/1997	Teachers from all over the globe will come together to focus on helping algebra and geometry teachers create better curriculum to help students learn more efficiently.
89	Why mathematics is humanities Northern Iowa Today 81:1, p.10	07/01/1997	Professor Joel Haack believes that mathematics is a communications skill necessary to daily living.
90	Girls closing the gap on boys in math skills Public Relations News Release 1996:429, p.1	05/28/1997	Professor Haack talks about the closing gap of math skills between girls and boys.
91	Mathematics is communication, important part of humanities Public Relations News Release 1996:308, p.1	03/17/1997	Professor Haack speaks of the importance of mathematics for students.
92	High school science/math/technology students receive scholarships, awards at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1996:200, p.1	12/13/1996	Winners at the 34th Annual UNI Science, Mathematics and Tecyhnology Symposium included the full-tuition scholarship winners. Students listed.
93	Bringing a real-world twist to teaching math Public Relations News Release 1996:18, p.1	09/02/1996	Joel Haack says it's important for students to see math interact with daily life.
94	Problems with math class show math illiteracy Northern Iowan 90:46, p.5	03/18/1994	Decries state of mathematics knowledge in US.
95	"You mean this college doesn't offer a major in 'Beverly Hills 90210?'" Public Relations News Release 1991:393, p.1	02/17/1992	Larry Leutzinger reports that most American students score below the international average in math.
96	Important for parents to understand math is for all kids: speak positively Public Relations News Release 1991:34, p.1	09/30/1991	Parental support is important in math and other subjects.
97	Northern Iowa continues leadership role in math education Northern Iowa Today 19:2, p.3	09/01/1991	Survey of past and current efforts in math education.
98	Some of nation's outstanding mathematics teachers participate in NSF grant institute on University of Northern Iowa campus Public Relations News Release 1990:697, p.1	08/14/1991	UNI hosts math teachers from around the country focusing on developing leadership skills.
99	How is it adding up? Changes in the way math is taught. Public Relations News Release 1990:519, p.1	04/29/1991	Calculators and computers are now allowed for students to expand their math skills.
100	Sixth graders become math teachers for second graders through program developed by University of Northern Iowa faculty. Public Relations News Release 1990:527, p.1	04/26/1991	Davenport sixth graders are teaching second graders math problem-solving skills.