Topic: math

Oracle kicks off 20-city cloud tour

Oracle today kicked off its 20-city worldwide tour in the furtherance of its cloud offerings. The first Oracle Code event today in San Francisco was keynoted by Thomas Kurian, president of Oracle product development. He walked attendees through the finer points of setting up systems and storage within the Oracle cloud. Kurian demonstrated specific capabilities … continue reading

How educators and companies are moving math from old hardware to new

There were a lot of computers on the floor of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Francisco this past weekend, but very few of them were actually plugged in. That’s because the NCTM show is one where math teachers can use and evaluate abaci. Behind all those abaci … continue reading

Letters to the Editor: More on our failing math curricula

A reader seconds Aleksey Nudelman’s belief that America’s math education needs an overhaul and a change of emphasis … continue reading

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