• New DVD on science and art

    Updated: 2010-10-29 16:51:42
    Immortality by Nicholas Mee and John Robinson.read more

  • Wild About Math bloggers 10/22/10

    Updated: 2010-10-29 15:05:00
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Wild About Math bloggers 10 22 10 October 29th , 2010 by Sol Here’s my Wild About Math Bloggers post from last week . This week’s article is at Equalis I begin this week’s tour of the Math Blogosphere with news of the death of Benoit Mandelbrot the father of fractal geometry . Mandelbrot , in fact , coined the term fractal” in 1975. Rudy’s Blog has a nice article , with beautiful images : Remembering Benoit Mandelbrot The TED Blog comments on Mandelbrot’s . legacy Scientific American reports on Mandelbrot’s . passing Scientific American has republished a 1985 article on how simple computer programs could be used to view fractal pioneer Benoit Mandelbrot’s eponymous set . 8221 The Adventure

  • Origami Folding Paper in Assorted Colors, 500 Sheets approximately 6 Inches Square

    Updated: 2010-10-28 00:54:28
    500 sheets of origami paper in approximately 18 assorted colors including gold and silver metallic paper. Each sheet is approximately 6 inches square, actual is 5 7/8 inches square Includes explanations of origami symbols and folding techniques constructed by Kunihiko Kasahara. Non-toxic colors and made in japan. Price: Click here to buy from Amazon Social [...]

  • Great paper folding video

    Updated: 2010-10-27 21:43:32
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Great paper folding video October 27th , 2010 by Sol If you’ve not seen the PBS movie Between the Folds you may want to check it out . It’s an outstanding video about the art of paper-folding and how artists and mathematicians are pushing the envelope of what’s possible with just a sheet of paper . You can stream the movie from Netflix if you have the service . You can buy the video from the producer or from Amazon If you enjoyed this post , make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed Post a Comment Name E-mail will not be published Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Click Here For RSS Feed Recent Posts Wild About Math bloggers 10 22 10 Great paper folding video The importance of

  • Take home pay calculator

    Updated: 2010-10-27 19:26:56
    Use this easy to use take home pay calculator to find out how much money you can take home with you after deductions

  • LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day

    Updated: 2010-10-27 07:33:28
    SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Day Price: $24.99 Click here to buy from Amazon Social Bookmarking

  • Calculate take home pay

    Updated: 2010-10-26 20:34:06
    A crystal clear lesson that shows how to calculate take home pay. Everything is explained in simple terms

  • Math Activity Calendar: November is Peanut Butter Lover’s Month

    Updated: 2010-10-26 17:22:55
    A new month is upon us, bringing new fun and educational math activities! Our November Math Activity Calendar is better than ever. Teachers: you can send this calendar home to suggest fun family math activities. Parents: please comment below on how you plan on incorporating fun educational activities at home during the holidays. How do you plan [...]

  • The importance of learning those formulas!

    Updated: 2010-10-26 14:54:50
    From XKCD: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The importance of learning those formulas!", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2010/10/26/the-importance-of-learning-those-formulas/" });

  • Mind Games

    Updated: 2010-10-26 01:35:28
    The MIND GAMES CD has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), the NBC Evening News, and in the Chicago Sun-Times! EARTH TONE ENTERPRISES has created a unique and revolutionary new music style called “Educational Hip Hop.” We’ve taken the styles of music kids like best; Pop and Hip Hop, and hired some of the [...]

  • Erno Rubik to receive Lifetime Science Education Achievement Award

    Updated: 2010-10-23 22:57:28
    From NPR: Professor Erno Rubik’s iconic puzzle, a simple, yet complex multicolored cube, took the world by storm in the 1980s and sold millions of copies. The inventor will receive a Lifetime Science Education Achievement Award from the USA Science & Engineering Festival this weekend. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Erno Rubik to receive Lifetime Science Education Achievement Award", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2010/10/23/erno-rubik-to-receive-lifetime-science-education-achievement-award/" });

  • Happenings – 2010 Oct 23

    Updated: 2010-10-23 20:07:40
    The only thing out of the ordinary this past week was a lecture about neutrinos at Cal (Berkeley). The speaker was Dr. Arthur McDonald, the director of SNOLAB, an experimental research facility located deep in a mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. If you’re curious about it, you can probably find most of the information on [...]

  • Wild About Math bloggers 10/15/10

    Updated: 2010-10-23 14:51:39
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Wild About Math bloggers 10 15 10 October 23rd , 2010 by Sol I publish a weekly article at Equalis of some interesting gems I’ve found in the Blogosphere during the past week . I have an agreement with Equalis that I can republish those articles one week after they’ve published them . So , here’s my article from a week ago . Enjoy Welcome , everyone , to another week of Wild About Math . Bloggers I just hosted edition 4 of the Mathematics and Multimedia Carnival . From the Carnival , I particularly enjoyed The Death of the Amateur Mathematician What does it take to contribute to mathematical knowledge What does it take to be an amateur mathematician Now there are hardly any successful

  • Formula for distance

    Updated: 2010-10-22 20:40:58
    Find here the formula for distance that will help you find the distance between any two points on the coordinate system

  • Distance formula calculator

    Updated: 2010-10-20 20:37:23
    Use this distance formula calculator to find the distance between two points on the coordinate system

  • Models of Intervention in Mathematics: Reweaving the Tapestry

    Updated: 2010-10-20 17:07:48
    The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has recently published a book edited by our Lead Academic Advisor, Dr. Catherine Twomey Fosnot. The book, “Models of Intervention in Mathematics: Reweaving the Tapestry,” approaches intervention with the belief that “it is not the children who fail. As Marie Clay once said, ‘If children are unable [...]

  • Math Club Pumpkin Carving, Oct 26 6:30 PM

    Updated: 2010-10-20 06:01:19
    The annual Math Club Pumpkin Carving Party will take place Tuesday, October 26 at 6:30 PM.  t will take place in Roche Hall (you know, the hall in the School of Science complex).Please bring a $2 donation to offset the cost of pumpkins, food, and drinks.

  • Does quantum physics really describe reality?

    Updated: 2010-10-19 15:49:05
    Does quantum physics describe reality?read more

  • Happenings – 2010 Oct 16

    Updated: 2010-10-16 19:44:17
    I find it interesting… I have already finished a regression post for this coming Monday… but I’m struggling to write a diary post for today. Things just are not “clicking”. Maybe it has something to do with being awakened at 5:30 AM by the neighbors noisily going somewhere this morning. In any case, I’m struggling [...]

  • Third grade math test

    Updated: 2010-10-16 01:35:24
    A comprehensive third grade math test readily avalaible to print for free. The test will measure every skill taught in third grade

  • Virtual Manipulatives: Our First Fractions Manipulative, Rational Rods

    Updated: 2010-10-15 01:12:41
    One of my favorite things about working at DreamBox is collaboration. Currently, our Academic Team is four National Board Certified Teachers including myself. We plan the curriculum, and work with experts in the field to develop lessons that are academically rigorous, follow an appropriate developmental sequence and that take advantage of a rich digital environment. [...]

  • Automatic Differentiation

    Updated: 2010-10-13 18:33:15
    I asked my son Alexey Radul what exactly he is doing for his postdoc at the Hamilton Institute in Ireland. Here is his reply: The short, jargon-loaded version: We are building an optimizing compiler for a programming language with first-class automatic differentiation, and exploring mathematical foundations, connections, applications, etc. Interpretation of jargon: Automatic differentiation is a technique [...]

  • Mathematics and Multimedia Carnival #4

    Updated: 2010-10-11 23:10:57
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Mathematics and Multimedia Carnival 4 October 11th , 2010 by Sol Welcome to the fourth edition of the Mathematics and Multimedia Blog . Carnival Note : All images in this post are from . Wikipedia The Number 4 Four is the smallest composite number its proper divisors being 1 and 2. Four is also a highly composite number The next highly composite number is 6. Four is the second square number the second centered triangular number 4 is the smallest squared prime p 2 and the only even number in this form . It has an aliquot sum of 3 which is itself prime . The aliquot sequence of 4 has 4 members 4, 3, 1, 0 and is accordingly the first member of the 3-aliquot . tree The Entries 1 Jacqueline

  • Calculate baseball statistics

    Updated: 2010-10-11 16:48:55
    How to calculate baseball statistics using simple formulas is what this unit will teach you.

  • Games back

    Updated: 2010-10-11 15:30:56
    How to calculate games back in baseball using a simple formula is what this lesson will teach you.

  • Calculate earned run average

    Updated: 2010-10-10 16:57:51
    How to calculate earned run average of a baseball player using a simple formula is what this lesson will teach you.

  • Happenings – 2010 Oct 9

    Updated: 2010-10-09 18:59:05
    I am still working pretty much exclusively on regression analysis. I’m even working on the post I planned, the so-called singular deletion statistics. And I’ve seen some new ideas and information. Let’s see. Although the residuals are not normal, each apparently is a singular normal… but since they don’t have the same variance, I think [...]

  • Fielding percentage

    Updated: 2010-10-08 20:29:00
    how to calculate fielding percentage of a baseball player using a simple formula is what this lesson will teach you.

  • baserunning average

    Updated: 2010-10-08 19:41:56
    how to calculate baserunning average of a baseball player using a simple formula is what this lesson will teach you.

  • Calculating batting average

    Updated: 2010-10-06 20:47:45
    Calculating batting average of a baseball player using a simple formula is what this lesson will teach you.

  • Slugging percentage

    Updated: 2010-10-06 20:40:39
    Learn how to calculate the slugging percentage of a baseball player using a simple formula.

  • Modern Coin-Weighing Puzzles

    Updated: 2010-10-05 16:55:01
    I usually give a lot of lectures and I never used to announce them in my blog. This time I will give a very accessible lecture at the MIT “Women in Mathematics” series. It will be on Wednesday October 6th at 5:30-6:30 PM in room 2-135. If you are in Boston, feel free to [...]

  • Reminder: submissions due for Carnival of Mathematics and Multimedia

    Updated: 2010-10-04 20:55:44
    : Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Reminder : submissions due for Carnival of Mathematics and Multimedia October 4th , 2010 by Sol Just a reminder that your submissions are due Friday October 8 for the next Carnival which I’ll be hosting the following Monday . More information about the Carnival is here Please submit your blog articles via the official submission form If you enjoyed this post , make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed Post a Comment Name E-mail will not be published Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail Click Here For RSS Feed Recent Posts Wild About Math bloggers 10 22 10 Great paper folding video The importance of learning those formulas Erno Rubik to receive Lifetime Science Education

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