Athens
Greece had a large influence on Western thought and methods of governance. Here’s some recollections from my recent visit to Athens.
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Vectors
There’s a lot more to vectors than just forces and velocities.
Database of Happiness
Can we measure a country’s level of happiness? Can we properly compare the happiness of different countries?
What does it mean to be happy, anyway?
Read the rest of this entry »Friday Math Movie - The Beamz
The Beamz is a music performance system that requires the player to break string-like laser beams. A USB connection to a computer drives the back end. Oh, and there’s some nice mathematics involved.
Equal areas of a circle gives nice art
Here’s some nice geometry. It’s a way to divide a circle into equal areas, using a pair of compasses and a ruler only.
And it’s not bad art, either.
Should math be applied?
Some research from Ohio State University concludes that we should teach mathematics without the use of ‘real life’ concrete examples.
I beg to differ.
Greek graffiti
Graffiti in Greece looks very mathematical - even rather nerdy in places.
Friday Math Movie - Volume of Life
This week’s movie features a student’s views on volume.
Friday Math Movie - Zero
Here’s a movie made by some students. It’s about an intriguing number - zero.
Some cool number patterns - and how to give 100%
Here’s some interesting number patterns - they could be good for a party trick!
