Archive for June, 2009

Michael Jackson in numbers

29 June 2009

Michael Jackson’s death caused a surge of Internet traffic, bringing down some services.

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Friday math movie – Erik Demaine: Computational Origami

26 June 2009

computational-origamiHere’s some interesting math in art.

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IntMath Newsletter – resources, modeling and mistakes

24 June 2009

In this Newsletter:

1. Math tip A – Great list of math resources
2. Math tip B – Modeling
3. Math tip C – Summer math
4. Latest IntMath Poll
5. From the Math Blog
6. Final thought – making mistakes

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Largest known prime: 2^43,112,609 – 1

22 June 2009

A 13 million-digit prime was found in 2008.

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Friday math movie – Amazing competition

19 June 2009

math competitionFeeling sleepy? Here’s some good brain exercise for you.

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Real World Math: Engaging Students through Global Issues

17 June 2009

facing-the-futureHere’s a “real-world” math program that gives students a reason for learning algebra — the future of our planet.

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Hubble math

15 June 2009

crab-nebulaThe Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze us with what it reveals about our neighborhood. Here’s some math about the Hubble.

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Friday math movie – Why study math demo

12 June 2009

cars-math An overview of how math is used in performance car racing.

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Paper math

9 June 2009

Here’s some math about something we use every day – a piece of paper.

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