Archive for March, 2007

Singapore teachers visit the US to get some tips

26 March 2007

Why are Singaporean teachers visiting the US on a study tour, when Singapore’s education standards are already so high?

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Math in art – Hokusai’s “The Wave”

24 March 2007

Hokusai included some intriguing geometry in his painting, The Wave.

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Monoface maths

23 March 2007

Monoface is a cool example of combinatorial analysis.

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A peak of pi

22 March 2007

Google Trends shows a peak in the references to pi last week.

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PS3 Home – a worthy challenger for SecondLife?

20 March 2007

Serious challenge for second life, or not…

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Boxing equals brain damage

18 March 2007

Boxing should be banned. It has no place in the modern world. Actually, did it ever have a place?

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The IntMath Newsletter – Mar 2007

15 March 2007

In this newsletter:
1. This month’s math tips
2. Pi Day
3. What’s new
4. From the math blog

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Safety last

14 March 2007

A taxi driver uses a trick to make it look like his safety belt is on, when it isn’t.

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Message to G8 Environment Ministers

14 March 2007

Give your support to a petition on reducing pollution.

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Lenna and the Math of Image Processing

13 March 2007

Lenna’s photo has been used since the 1970′s as a test image for compression techniques. And there is a spicey background to Lenna…

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