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Professor Studies Celestial Stability

By Justin Ritter
February 12, 2011 01:24 PM
The solar system has existed for billions of years — but is it stable or can planets veer off course? That is one of many questions posed by the field of celestial mechanics and explored by mathematicians like Brigham Young University math professor, Tiancheng Ouyang.
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Math Ed Professor Redefines “Literacy”

By Justin Ritter
February 03, 2011 11:53 AM
“(Re)Imagining content-area literacy instruction” has been Daniel Siebert’s academic life for the past ten years. Now, the mathematics education professor, along with colleagues from across campus, has published a book of the same title outlining his beliefs on how reading should be incorporated into math.
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Poll Results Come Courtesy of Stats Students

By Justin Ritter
December 03, 2010 12:55 PM
On the morning of November’s midterm election, Utah’s political campaigns died down as candidates waited for the votes to come in. But for a team of Brigham Young University students, the work was just beginning.
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Space Exploration Exciting, Progressing

By Justin Ritter
October 13, 2010 01:58 PM
Space exploration is advancing on several fronts, including more routine low-earth orbits and a more detailed study of objects in the solar system and deep space, a project manager for a cutting-edge NASA program said at BYU’s College of Physical and Mathematical Science Honored Alumni Lecture.
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Time, Entropy and Faith Connected

By Justin Ritter
October 13, 2010 12:20 PM
Science does not contradict religious doctrines like the creation and the fall of man—in fact, it can be used to explain them, a prominent astronomy philanthropist said at Brigham Young University’s annual Summerhays Lecture.
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Did Ancient Greeks See Halley’s Comet?

By Justin Ritter
September 22, 2010 01:03 PM
In 466 B.C., shooting stars fell over ancient Greece, a meteorite hit the ground in broad daylight and a comet appeared in the sky. After extensive research, two BYU professors now say it could have been the famous Halley’s comet.
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