Archive for December, 2008

Math for Moms and Dads

21 December 2008

“Math for Moms and Dads” will be a valuable book for parents who struggle to help their children with math homework.

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IntMath Newsletter – 12 Days, Calculus concepts, Why is math hard? and ADD

16 December 2008

In this Newsletter

1. The Twelve Days of Christmas – How Many Presents?
2. Best of 2008
3. Math tip – Calculus Concepts
4. Latest IntMath Poll – Why is math hard?
5. From the math blog
6. Final thought – We all suffer from attention deficit disorder

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The Twelve Days of Christmas – How Many Presents?

16 December 2008

giftWhat is the math behind the “12 Days of Christmas” song?

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Archimedes and the area of a parabolic segment

14 December 2008

quadrature parabolaArchimedes had a good understanding of the way calculus works, almost 2000 years before Newton and Leibniz.

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Friday Math Movie – Got Math?

12 December 2008

Here’s a movie about mathematicians and why we need math.

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IntMath Newsletter – Trigonometry tips and a puzzle

1 December 2008

1. Earth Puzzle
2. Math tip – Trigonometry
3. From the math blog
4. Solution
5. Final thought – 3 kinds of people

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