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01/02/2019

Teachers and other public education employees—such as community-college faculty, school psychologists and janitors—are quitting their jobs at the fastest rate on record, government data show.

11/06/2018

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The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep older minds feeling young. In this article we visit Japanese firm Tomoe Soroban to learn about the chan...

06/21/2018

New research out of the University of Michigan finds that small-group instruction provided outside of school helps kindergarten students to make learning gains in math.

04/14/2018

The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep older minds feeling young. In this article we visit Japanese firm Tomoe Soroban to learn about the chan...

02/07/2018

For the first time, scientists have identified the brain pathway that links a positive attitude toward math to achievement in the subject. In a study of elementary school students, researchers found that having a positive attitude about math was connected to better function of the hippocampus, an im...

12/30/2017

A new type of school is gaining popularity, and it's ripping up the traditional school model in hopes of boosting creativity and critical thinking.

11/27/2017

Research has shown that math skills for kids entering kindergarten were a strong predictor of both math and reading skills in the third and fifth grades.

05/15/2017

Parents often ask, "How does the mental abacus work"? Researchers at Stanford explored the question. Check it out!

Psychologist Michael Frank enters the world of high-speed mental math and finds that "Mental Abacus" users can calculate without using verbal working memory.

04/10/2017

The 4,000 year old abacus might be ancient technology, but it can serve as a teaching tool for modern students.

04/09/2017

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03/12/2017

See this Absolutely amazing Mathematics !

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

And look at this symmetry :
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Brilliant isn't it?

Please Share This Wonderful Number Game with Friends.

03/07/2017

Komodo made today's Google Doodle! Komodo Dragons that is... Check out this article for some fascintating facts on these GIANT lizards!

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