Math - Search News

Microsoft, Math and OpenAI

Microsoft says 'rStar-Math' demonstrates how small language models (SLMs) can rival or even surpass the math reasoning capability of OpenAI o1 by +4.5%

Microsoft enhances the capabilities of small language models (SLMs) with rStar-Math. The technique boosts the capabilities of SLMs, allowing them to compete or even surpass the math reasoning capability of OpenAI's o1 reasoning model.

VentureBeat · 1d

Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems

Phi-4 and an rStar-Math paper suggest that compact, specialized models can provide powerful alternatives to the industry’s largest systems.

Tech Xplore on MSN · 23h

Microsoft introduces rStar-Math, an SLM for math reasoning and problem solving

A team of math and AI researchers at Microsoft Asia has designed and developed a small language model (SLM) that can be used to solve math problems. The group has posted a paper on the arXiv preprint server outlining the technology and math behind the new tool and how well it has performed on standard benchmarks.

Scientific American6h

Math Puzzle: Measure the Stroll

Flex your math muscles with this weekend’s brain teaser. Play now.

ScienceAlert on MSN1d

New Math Suggests 'Impossible' Third Type of Particle Could Exist

There is one notable exception to this strict rule of quantum-state segregation. Restricted to just two dimensions, some ...

Tutoring Program in Oakland, Calif. Recruits Parents and Neighbors to Teach Math

At East Oakland Pride Elementary School in Oakland, California, some fifth graders are asked to arrange colorful plastic ...

Edutopia19h

4 Ways to Integrate Visual Arts Into Elementary Math

Unlocking the power of arts integration for elementary math—from Warhol’s pop art arrays to Van Gogh’s shapes to Kahlo’s symmetry—leads to engaging, creative activities.

The Hechinger Report1d

A little parent math talk with kids might really add up

Researchers also gave children a math test and found that children who scored higher tended to have parents who talked about math more during the observation period.