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International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics
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The main aim of the International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics (IJAMAS) is to publish refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in the area of applied mathematics and statistics. This is a broad-based journal covering all branches of mathematics, statistics and interdisciplinary research. International Journal of Applied Mathematics & Statistics is a peer-reviewed journal and published four times a year.
Using Information Technology to Enhance Academic Productivity
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William Massey and Robert Zemsky. "IT will change teaching and learning profoundly, no matter what the response of traditional higher education institutions. Just as the development of the printing press forever changed the teaching enterprise, IT represents a fundamental change in the basic technology of teaching and learning.... If traditional colleges and universities do not exploit the new technologies, other nontraditional providers of education will be quick to do so."
Electronics and the future of education
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Andrew Odlyzko, AT&T Research. Extended version of On the Horizon 5(4) (July/August 1997), pp. 8-9. "Will electronics lead to a much smaller and less expensive educational establishment, as some hope and others fear? My expectation is that it will not, and that the share of the economy devoted to education will continue to grow."
FreeScience.info
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FreeScience.info provides more than 500 free scientific books about physics, mathematics, engeenering, chemistry, biology, medicine, computer science. You don't need any registration, and the major part of the books are in PDF format.
U. of Washington Professors Denounce Governor's Embrace of On-Line Education
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"More than 700 faculty members at the University of Washington have signed a letter to Washington's Governor, Gary Locke, protesting what they say is a 'naïve' and potentially 'disastrous' drift toward replacing instructors with computerized teaching tools."
Open-Access Journals Flourish
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Wired News, April 11, 2005. "Despite concerns about the ethics of pay-for-play publishing, the number of open-access academic and medical journals is growing at a fast clip."
The International Review for Environmental Strategies (IRES)
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The International Review for Environmental Strategies (IRES) is a peer-reviewed biannual journal aimed at disseminating strategically oriented environmental research to the world. Its scope is global, although it gives priority to issues of special concern to the Asia-Pacific region. Guided by the principles of timeliness and accessibility, the journal publishes original, high-quality papers that take multidisciplinary, integrated approaches to sustainable development. In doing so, it seeks to promote and facilitate dialogue between stakeholders. The papers are evaluated, considering policy relevance, uniqueness, factual basis and methodology. The journal is published in English in order to reach a broad audience; however, papers are reviewed in terms of quality and utility, rather than for language proficiency.