Archive for August, 2007

What’s the problem with your math?

31 August 2007

A cute math video enveloped in a cute skin from Slide.com.

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The summer math brain drain

30 August 2007

Students forget a lot of stuff over summer – especially mathematics.

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Random triangles

29 August 2007

What is the probability that a randomly chosen triangle is acute? A grade 10 boy to the rescue.

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Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire

28 August 2007

Rafe Esquith’s story about his grade 5 Hobart Shakespeareans is inspiring and thought provoking. It’s certainly worth a read.

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Innovations from the most water-starved continent

25 August 2007

Australia has wasted opportunities to put in place policies for sustainable water use. During the recent prolonged drought, some impressive inventions have appeared, but they still are waiting for substantial government support.

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Risk analysis with Matlab

23 August 2007

This article shows how to do financial modeling with MATLAB, a computer algebra system.

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NSBA poll – student internet use

22 August 2007

A recent study from the National School Boards Association indicates the activity levels of students in social networking and photo uploading, and also highlights how TV viewing is continuing to decline.

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A logarithmic music scale

21 August 2007

This musician’s use of a logarithmic musical scale reminds me of my own 10-tone scale that I used to compose music some years ago.

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GeoGebra math software – a review

20 August 2007

GeoGebra impresses with its versatility, ease of use and power. This is a very worthwhile exploratory tool for math students and instructors.

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Breathing Earth – visual display of world polluters

19 August 2007

Here is a nice simulation of world pollution, indicating who produces the most…

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