A mathematician has explained how to stabilise a wobbly table without needing to jam a beer coaster under one of the legs. Australian researcher Dr Burkhard Polster, of Monash University in Melbourne, ...

We’ve all been sat drinking a beer only to realize that the table wobbles irritatingly. But while a piece of folded paper can solve the problem for a few minutes, there is a better solution—and it ...

Today’s league tables show the performance of English secondary schools in GCSEs – or equivalent examinations – taken in mid-2009. 13 January 2010 • 9:30am Schools are ranked by the percentage of ...

Manchester United's mascot, Fred the Red has a song and movement routine to help students learn the 6 times table. The 7 Times Table with Moonbeam. videoThe 7 Times Table with Moonbeam The Manchester ...

An award-winning mathematician warns that the new maths has failed, and multiplication tables should be brought back, writes Dick Ahlstrom. The new maths is a disaster and should be got rid of as soon ...

Many students who take higher-level maths in the Leaving Cert still lack a basic understanding of arithmetic, algebra and geometry, college lecturers have told an advisory group to the Department of ...

Asian countries have taken top places in global school rankings for maths, science and reading, with England and Northern Ireland among high performers. US academics have produced international ...