Topic: math

Cayman saw a slight dip in exam performance nationally in the 2015/16 academic year, with fewer students gaining five “good passes,” including math and English, at the end of their school careers.

Hundreds of students filtered through Sir Vassel Johnson Hall Friday afternoon for the conclusion of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Carib Conference at the University College of the Cayman Islands. Some of the most popular events in the Family Fun Afternoon session included robotics displays, observatory tours and virtual reality demonstrations.

An upcoming visit from the Cayman Islands Astronomy Society will give young stargazers on the Brac a welcome new instrument to scan the heavens.

Microeconomic theory gets little attention. The public usually only hears about macro, tax or labor economics - the things that affect day-to-day life. But deep within the stygian recesses of academia, bright mathematical minds are working on the economics of the next century.

More than 100 students from all eight high schools in the Cayman Islands competed at the annual Minds Inspired Mathematics Challenge at the University College of the Cayman Islands on April 14 and 15.