mathematics

Reasons for declining maths performance don't add up, say researchers

06 Dec 2017

Differences in educational practices between Victoria and NSW could explain declines in Australian students’ mathematics performance in international test scores, according to research led by UNSW.

Why it's important to examine how we teach and test physics to reduce gender bias

25 Sep 2017

Evidence shows that on certain physics questions, otherwise high-performing female students under-perform compared to their male peers. Kate Wilson, Anna Wilson and David Low want to know why.

Ancient Babylonian tablet the world's first trig table

25 Aug 2017

UNSW Sydney scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table, most likely used by ancient mathematical scribes to calculate how to construct palaces, temples and stepped pyramids.

Written in stone: world's first trigonometry revealed in ancient Babylonian tablet

25 Aug 2017

Daniel Mansfield and Norman Wildberger say a 3,700-year old Babylonian clay tablet is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table.

New UNSW degree for 'best job' of the 21st century

15 Dec 2016

To address the high demand for data scientists who can make discoveries and gain insights through the analysis of complex information, UNSW has launched a Bachelor of Data Science and Decisions.

2016 Australian Academy of Science Fellow Fedor Sukochev

27 May 2016

UNSW Professor Fedor Sukochev is one of three UNSW scientists elected to the Australian Academy of Science. Sukochev, Professor of Pure Mathematics with UNSW’s School of Mathematics and Statistics, is a world leader in the use of algebraic approaches to solve complex analytic problems.