Zeroes make heroes

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Growth in data and computing power has led to an age of immense importance to mathematics as reflected in varied use of applied mathematics in sectors such as services, energy, environment, advanced manufacturing and counterterrorism. Pure theoretical mathematics has also received attention due to proof of Fermat's last theorem and the Poincare conjecture.

Analysis, Evaluation, Technology and civilization, Technology and society, Fermat's last theorem, Applied mathematics

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'I got to 30 and was shattered, I thought, I will choose life'

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Philip Crowther, senior lecturer in events management at Sheffield Hallam, talks about his decision to give up a high-paying consultancy job for a career in teaching at the age of thirty, and the challenges of staying true to his work-life balance.

Interview, Lecturers, Work-life balance, Crowther, Philip

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Web threatens learning ethos

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The author opines that Internet-based learning is creating an intellectual laziness in students to learn from texts.

Book publishing, Book Publishers, Textbooks, Usage, Education, Students, Technology application, Online education

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