High school is certainly a head-scratcher, no matter how old you are, but the mathematics of social hierarchies can't hold a candle to the mysteries of the buckyball.

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For secondary level there are two exams which certify the completion of first or second level, and assess knowledge on mathematics, social and natural sciences and philosophy (the number and content of subjects varies per level).

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The programme is based on a multi-disciplinary approach which offers a variety of subjects that include language and communication, mathematics, and social and natural sciences.

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The Initiative, a 10-year plan to provide greater work-related flexibility to women and men in research careers, is run by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is the leading source of Federal grants for many fields that are crucial to US technology development and job creation, including computer science, mathematics, and the social sciences.

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Young musicians tend to have an easier time than, say, a mathematics prodigy because of the social nature of their field.

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Computer science, engineering, mathematics, psychology, science education and social sciences are not eligible for this Fellowship.

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It was created after mathematics gave economics a theoretical underpinning that other social sciences lacked.

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The challenge with Big Data is that it includes everything from hardware, through operating system, databases, analytics and business intelligence technologies, visualization software, post-graduate level mathematics and statistics, and innovative approaches to business and social problems.

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