Archive for February, 2008
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Ok, so this is not Math-related but I did discover it in the book Fun With Mathematics. The book, by the way, which is out of print and only available used, is definitely worth a couple of bucks plus the shipping cost.
So, what do the following words have in common?
playgrounds
dumbwaiters
workmanship
republicans
sympathizer
Yes, ...
Posted in Fun, Puzzle, Word Fun | 9 Comments »
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Something new is coming to the blogosphere. It's Monday Math Madness!
Stay tuned for details ...
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Posted in Fun, Math contest, Puzzle | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
With summer fast arriving (yeah, I know we have to get through winter and spring first) kid's thoughts turn to summer Math camp. "Yeah, right", you say. Well, for those of us who really enjoyed Math in high school, Math camp was a lot of fun.
This post is not ...
Posted in Education | 10 Comments »
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
While surfing the web I discovered this very cool 10 page Math cheat sheet!
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You can download the PDF file here.
Scoring this gem led ...
Posted in Homework help, Algebra | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A while ago I discovered an interesting web site, Berkeley Science Books, that publishes a set of very comprehensive Ebooks called "Calculus Without Tears." Author Will Flannery has a pretty detailed explanation on the home page of his web-site of why he thinks Calculus can be taught in elementary school. ...
Posted in Book Review, Calculus | 18 Comments »
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
I recently discovered a great web-site, Griddlers.net. The site has lots of puzzles called Griddlers, which I had never before heard of. Griddlers remind me of Sudoku; they're logic puzzles like Sudoku, but with an interesting twist. Once you've solved the puzzle you end up with a nice picture ...
Posted in Puzzle | 16 Comments »
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Last November I wrote about the Trachtenberg system of speed mathematics and showed one of the techniques - multiplying an arbitrarily large number by 12 with great ease. In this article I want to show you why the technique for multiplying by 12 works, share two more of the Trachtenberg ...
Posted in Fast Arithmetic, Algebra | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
I received this very heartening testimonial the other day. It was a great reminder for me about my real purpose for blogging here. It's especially nice to receive emails like this one when I feel myself getting caught up in subscriber counts, how many people read a particular post, ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
In my neck of the woods in northern New Mexico, the Fractal Foundation lives the mission of inspiring interest in science, Math, and Art through the beauty of fractals. The Foundation puts on fractal-related programs in schools and takes them on the road. The Foundation also sponsors a very popular ...
Posted in Fun, Beauty, Art, Geometry | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Wild About Math! has been growing. The blog has many more RSS readers than it had even a month ago, people are leaving more comments, and I'm getting a few purchases through the Amazon search box and occasional clicks on links of books I've reviewed. While the revenue for this ...
Posted in Fun | 3 Comments »
