Archive for November, 2007
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
This article presents the best resources I know of for free homework help with helpful background information for each. As you read on you'll see that there's something for everyone on this list, everything from help with kindergarden and elementary school Math to help with very advanced mathematics.
My intent when ...
Posted in Homework help | 6 Comments »
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
I've created a new page, Math contest problem links. It lists a number of contest sites. Some of the pages have links to lots of other sites. I'll list more as I discover them.
The impetus for this page is that I like to sometimes find an interesting problem to chew ...
Posted in Math contest | 4 Comments »
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
More Fun With Mathematics by Jerome Meyer is a nice little book of interesting Math explorations. It's out of print but Amazon has a few very inexpensive used copies available. In the book I discovered this very odd volume formula that I've never seen before and couldn't find via Google. ...
Posted in Geometry, Algebra | 6 Comments »
Friday, November 16th, 2007
Driving in town the other day I saw this great sign on the back of a car:
Wedding Cake Onboard
Made my day.
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Posted in Humor | No Comments »
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
This article provides a set of tips for raising your awareness of learning styles as a major factor in how children learn. These tips are adapted from the resources listed at the end of this article.
The tips are based on the Dunn & Dunn Learning Styles Model developed by Professors ...
Posted in Education | 2 Comments »
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
If you've got a Math-related blog and would like for me to review your blog in exchange for a review of mine please leave a comment with this message including contact info if your blog doesn't have a way to contact you. I ask that your review be honest, fair, ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
I have to admit, history has never been one of my strong suits. That's because I don't have a memory for details that are not relevant to my life. However, I realize that some people like, even love, history. And, from my study of Gardner's multiple intelligences I also get ...
Posted in History, Reviews, Books | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Hi everybody,
Here's a nice little problem I found in a book, published in 1967. I won't give away the source until the contest is over.
This contest has just one question. The first person to write a comment with the right answer plus a justification of the answer, gets glory on ...
Posted in Puzzle | 4 Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Computer Scientist, Ph.D. Mathematician, and International Math Olympics Gold Medalist Tanya Khovanova has a nice page of unique Math humor.
What caught my attention, in particular, was her list of 10 reasons her kids have given for not doing their Math homework. Even if you don't understand the higher Math behind ...
Posted in Humor | 6 Comments »
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Carnival of Healing #111 was announced yesterday. It contains an article of mine: EFT clears Math phobia. Check out the carnival for some uplifting articles.
You may be wondering, has Sol gone "carnival happy?" What does a healing carnival have to do with Math? Well, this blog is a major passion ...
Posted in Blog Carnival | No Comments »
