Archive for January, 2010
Monday, January 18th, 2010
I found this wonderful short video on Science Friday by mathematician Robert Osserman on the Math behind the St. Louis Gateway Arch. This video is a great testament to the beauty of mathematics. Watch it and tell us if you agree.
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
I received this email from Intel yesterday and thought many of you would be interested:
Today, as part of President Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” Campaign, Intel joined with the President to honor America’s best math and science teachers and committed $200 million to help improve math and science achievement in the ...
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
A while ago I was contacted by Sylvan Dell Publishing, asking me if I'd be willing to review one of their books. The company publishes science and Math books for children. I didn't think that Wild About Math! wouldn't be a particularly good match for a review since my audience ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Happy New Year Everyone!
A week before Christmas I posted a contest asking folks to come up with the best caption for this picture (click to enlarge.)
Well, I got 63 submissions and I had the tough job of picking the one I liked most. What I did was read each caption ...
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