Archive for the ‘Intmath Newsletters’ Category

IntMath Newsletter: Time, equals and resources

26 August 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. The equal sign: more trouble than it’s worth?
2. Application: Ellipses and Composite trigonometric graphs
3. Back to school tips
4. Friday math movie: Right brain math
5. Final thought: Just do it!

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IntMath Newsletter: Counting, irrationals and taxis

11 August 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Number Sense
2. Math resource – Wolfram|Alpha
3. Math tip: Irrational numbers
4. Taxicab Geometry
5. Friday math movies: (a) Smarter Math (b) Murderous Math Tricks
6. Final thought – Do something meaningful

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IntMath Newsletter: radius of curvature, log curve, free math videos

23 July 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Math of the great summer brain drain
2. Math tip: Radius of Curvature, an application of differentiation
3. Slope of the logarithm curve at any point
4. Friday math movie – Khan’s Academy
5. How to import GeoGebra files into JSXGraph
6. Final thought – stay positive

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Intmath Newsletter – resources, summation, Riemann, census

22 June 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Latest feedback on IntMath
2. Resource – free online math calculators
3. Math tip: Summation notation
4. Math tip: Riemann Sums
5. Friday math movie: Tribute to Martin Gardner
6. 2010 Census in USA and Singapore
7. Final thought – looking for new skills

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IntMath Newsletter: radians, graphs, math class

1 June 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Math tip: Radians
2. JSXGraph – Interactive javascript graphs
3. Video: Math class needs a makeover
4. IntMath Poll result – best time to study math?
5. Final thought – Contemplating nature

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IntMath Newsletter: logarithms, arches, body math and habits

11 May 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Math tip: Logarithms – a visual introduction
2. Is the Gateway Arch a parabola?
3. Visual Math
4. IntMath Poll result – Why are you here?
5. Engineering and evolution
6. Recent feedback
7. Final thought – Habits

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Intmath Newsletter – Tests, rice, Gamma and Poisson

21 April 2010

21 April 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Math tests and Rice Paddies
2. Tanzalin Method for easier Integration by Parts
3. Factorials and the Gamma Function
4. Maximum value of a Poisson Distribution
5. IntMath Poll result – Who are you?
6. Current IntMath Poll
7. Also on the Math Blog
8. Final thought – KIPP and opportunities

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IntMath Newsletter – cookies, heartbeats and Fourier

30 March 2010

In this Newsletter:

1. Cookie jars and tessellations
2. Your heartbeat and Fourier Series
3. IntMath Poll – Math and Real-world Problems
4. Latest IntMath Poll – Who are you?
5. Math Awareness Month April 2010
6. Latest from the Math Blog
7. Final thought – Commitment to excellence

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IntMath Newsletter: Functions, Gini Coefficient, math anxiety

25 February 2010

In this Newsletter

1. Math tip (a) – Functions
2. Math tip (b) – Gini Coefficient
3. Math in the news – Math Anxiety
4. Latest from the Math Blog
5. Final thought – Attention

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Intmath Newsletter – Graphs, pharmacokinetics, color blindness

2 February 2010

In this Newsletter

1. Math tip (a) – Graphs using free math software
2. Math tip (b) – Math of drugs and bodies (pharmacokinetics)
3. Latest IntMath Poll – math applications
4. Latest from the Math Blog
5. Final thoughts

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