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BYU Featured as Astronomy Picture of the Day…Again

By Alysa Kleinman
August 14, 2012 01:53 PM
The West Mountain Observatory is experiencing stardom for the second time this summer. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) posted another composite image taken by Michael Joner and others at the observatory.
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BYU Students Awarded NSF Fellowships

By Alysa Kleinman
July 13, 2012 11:53 AM
What does Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, have in common with four students from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences?
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Improving Calculus by Focusing on Foundations

By Alysa Kleinman
April 20, 2012 11:38 AM
Some BYU freshmen who enter the university with Advanced Placement (AP) math credits struggle in BYU mathematics classes. Most of them wonder why these college preparation courses don’t help them more during their first year at college. Calculus is a required course for many majors, but even students who take AP calculus in high school find it far from easy.
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BYU Calculus in the Sweet Sixteen

By Alysa Kleinman
April 09, 2012 01:17 PM
The Department of Mathematics was recognized in March by the biggest professional organization for teaching college-level mathematics: the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), which has over 25,000 members.
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Crystallography Made Easier

By Alysa Kleinman
June 20, 2011 12:27 PM
Crystallographers spend their time solving problems and answering questions about much more than crystals. Using x-ray and neutron diffraction data, they work to determine the arrangement of atoms within solid specimens — an act of detective work that is far from easy.
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Heating Things up in Statistics

By Alysa Kleinman
June 06, 2011 02:38 PM
Global climate change seems to cause a heated debate nearly every day in Congress. Many argue about its origins and effects without knowing that most of the research involved in understanding global climate change requires statistics.
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