Archive for December, 2008
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Dan Stucke is an inner-city Math teacher in the UK. His blog, The Masterplan, is not exclusively about Math but he does post a fair amount about the subject, especially things related to Web2.0.
I discovered some nice gems from The Masterplan:
Maths in the Movies
Voicethread and Math
5 card Flickr storytelling game
Head-to-head ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Chris Higgins plays in the fields of Math, Computer Science, and Web 2.0 as do I. So, I already like the man. Chris is a Math and Comp Sci teacher, and owner of Mr. Higgins' Blog.
The first thing I notice about Mr. Higgins blog is the very engaging use of ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Just yesterday I joined MindWare's mailing list and I got an ad from them a little while ago. They've got a clearance sale going on for a Skyrail Suspension Marble Run, touted as "The World's Largest Marble Run!" for $29.95 plus shipping. I ordered two, one for my nieces and ...
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
I'd like to spread some holiday cheer. If you have a web-site that is predominantly Math-related and mostly non-commercial - a few ads are ok if you have lots of good content and aren't mainly a money-making site - then let's consider an article or blogroll swap.
Here's what I have ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Blinkdagger has posted the latest Monday Math Madness problem!
Here's the problem. Check out the rules and submission info at Bllinkdagger.
I got extremely sick and was wondering if I got a weird virus. I heard there was this Grinch Bug going around. Making you sick throughout Christmas Holiday. I decided to ...
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
MMM #21 was easier than I thought as most of the submitters got the right answer. Random.org picked Khey Jenq Lim as winner. Congratulations, Khey! I'll be contacting you to get you your prize.
SHARETHIS.addEntry({
title: "MMM #21: We have a winner!",
url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2008/12/21/mmm-21-we-have-a-winner/"
});
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
Blinkdagger has announced the winner for MMM #20. Congratulations, Diego Vila Cid!
Now, onto MMM #21.
I have a Rubik’s Revolution, courtesy of Techno Source (or $10 Amazon.com gift certificate, if you prefer, or $10 in USD via PayPal to non-US folks) to give to the winner.
SHARETHIS.addEntry({
title: "MMM #21: How many divisors?",
url: ...
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
In the next few days, Quan and Daniel will be picking a random winner for MMM #20 over at Blinkdagger. We received 20 solutions. What's very interesting to me is that, of those 20, two people were able to solve the problem without using trigonometry. Here's a hint, can you ...
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