Math Illuminated – real life math examples
Math Illuminated is a useful resource for those wondering how math is used in real life; and for those of you who need to teach it.
Who’s Counting – interesting real-life math applications
John Allen Paulos discusses why it is important to understand math in the news.
Michael Jackson in numbers
Michael Jackson’s death caused a surge of Internet traffic, bringing down some services.
Friday math movie – Erik Demaine: Computational Origami
Here’s some interesting math in art.
Largest known prime: 2^43,112,609 – 1
A 13 million-digit prime was found in 2008.
Friday math movie – Amazing competition
Feeling sleepy? Here’s some good brain exercise for you.
Real World Math: Engaging Students through Global Issues
Here’s a “real-world” math program that gives students a reason for learning algebra — the future of our planet.
Hubble math
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze us with what it reveals about our neighborhood. Here’s some math about the Hubble.
Friday math movie – Why study math demo
An overview of how math is used in performance car racing.
Paper math
Here’s some math about something we use every day – a piece of paper.
