Gender geometry and Fresh Fields for mathematics

Last week was a good week for gender equality and mathematics. On Wednesday, Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman who won the Fields medal in 1978. On Thursday the A level result showed that math admissions accounted for more than 10% of the UK cohort, confirmed that mathematics became the most popular A level subject, second place

Considering that mathematical projects have steadily grown since 2005, this may not be surprising. An increase of 68% between 2005 and 2014 was impressive, but it hides more worrisome stories. Men are receiving A level math more than boys, and this year's mathematics A level enrollment rate is 38.7%, the lowest level since 2006.

The reason behind this difference is definitely not sure, but it may be due to unconscious bias. The culture and spirit of the school, and the influence of parents can play a major role in the choice of subjects. According to a survey by a recent physics laboratory, one fifth of schools have long-term sex differences in biology and physics subjects, but the field of single sex schools is more "gender neutral".

Of course, unconscious prejudice needs to be resolved. However, as suggested in recently issued science and mathematical education vision, if all students need to study 18th grade science and mathematics within the baccalaureate degree, this will solve the problem to some extent There is a possibility.

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Mathematics in ancient Greece involves many mathematical disciplines such as the basic law of geometry, the idea of ​​formal mathematical proofs, number theory, mathematical analysis, discovery of applied mathematics, approaches to establish integration Contributing to important development. The discovery of several Greek mathematicians, including Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes, is still used in mathematics classes. The Greeks developed astronomy, and they regarded astronomy as a field of mathematics and reached a very complicated level. The first geometric three-dimensional model to explain the apparent movement of the planet was developed by Cnidus Euduxus and Cyzicus Callippus in the 4th century BC. Modern youth, Heraclides Ponticus, suggests that the earth rotates around its axis. In the 3 rd century BC, Alistaira of Samos first proposed the solar core system.

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