• Printable Place Value Chart With Decimals

    Updated: 2011-05-31 01:06:30
    KidsMathBlog Easy To Follow Guide , Worksheets Tips For Parents Teachers About Math For Kids Printable Place Value Chart With Decimals There are tons of differing kinds of games and skill to exercise from addition and subtraction to decimals and place value and more . In place values for decimals worksheet , students identify the place values from tenths to thousandths and round off numbers to the place values in the . directions Nevertheless , decimal place value has been known been spread from old China , whereby The Han Dynasty is how the very first place value decimal system was conceived . It can be considered that the ancient Chinese people used a special board and a set of rods to fully grasp the concept . They might use nine different symbols and a blank space on the board to

  • Place Value Charts With Decimals

    Updated: 2011-05-29 04:34:48
    KidsMathBlog Easy To Follow Guide , Worksheets Tips For Parents Teachers About Math For Kids Place Value Charts With Decimals Decimal place value is practiced to the millionths . Decimal place value is unique . The decimal place value system is based on 10.    Begin using basic 10 blocks and decimal place value charts to add decimals . Start by looking at fraction and decimal concepts as needed using the group . Ensure everyone has the necessity data , for example being familiar with of the vocab terms fraction , 8217 numerator , 8217 and denominator , 8217 in addition to decimal place value to the hundredths place . Big Ideas A decimal is one more name for a fraction thereby is usually linked to the corresponding point on the number . line src= http : www.youtube.com embed CPXjy15dnr0

  • First ever contest at Playing With Mathematica

    Updated: 2011-05-28 19:33:32
    If you have nothing more interesting to do on this fine American holiday weekend than write Mathematica code then head over to my Mathematica blog for a fun challenge. You could win 20 American dollars (via Paypal to those outside of the US. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "First ever contest at Playing With Mathematica", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2011/05/28/first-ever-contest-at-playing-with-mathematica/" });

  • Wild About Math blogs 5/20/11

    Updated: 2011-05-28 05:17:21
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Wild About Math blogs 5 20 11 May 27th , 2011 by Sol Summer is coming to Santa Fe . Welcome to another edition of Wild About Math Blogs Check out the Mathematics and Multimedia Carnival 11 at Love of Learning . Blog My Playing With Mathematica Blog is doing well . For a new blog , in a niche space , to have nearly 100 subscribers and over 100 article views per day in only three weeks is quite cool If you’re getting up to speed on Mathematica or even if you’re a Mathematica whiz I think you’ll like the . blog I really like this essay at Without Geometry , Life is Pointless : Teaching Problem Solving , Part 1 : Starting with a Good Problem Here’s the first of five : characteristics The

  • Surface area of a cone

    Updated: 2011-05-27 23:06:04
    Learn how to compute the surface area of a cone. The lesson is crystal clear and right to the point

  • Decimal Place Values Chart

    Updated: 2011-05-27 03:00:10
    KidsMathBlog Easy To Follow Guide , Worksheets Tips For Parents Teachers About Math For Kids Decimal Place Values Chart Decimal place value is showed to the millionths . Decimal place value is different . The decimal place value system is predicated on 10.    Apply foundation 10 blocks and decimal place value charts to add decimals . Start by examining fraction and decimal ideas when needed with the group . Make certain nearly everybody has the requirement information , such as understanding of the vocab terms fraction , 8217 numerator , 8217 and denominator , 8217 and also decimal place value to the hundredths place . Big Ideas A decimal is an additional name for a fraction thereby might be linked to the corresponding point on the number . line src= http : www.youtube.com embed

  • Geometry at the Royal Ballet

    Updated: 2011-05-26 17:54:07
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Geometry at the Royal Ballet May 26th , 2011 by Sol I received an email asking me to promote a ballet at the Royal Opera House that is rich in geometry . Here’s the . email Dear , Sol The Royal Opera House is currently preparing to stage a triple bill ballet programme opening this Saturday , 28th May , featuring Frederick Ashton’s Scènes de ballet . This exceptional production introduces an intriguing complexity around geometrics with dancing movements creating a geometrical . pattern We are very interested in attracting both old and new audiences , and particularly interesting is the geometricity of the ballet , which we would love audiences to . experience We think this could be of an

  • Printable Place Value Chart Decimals

    Updated: 2011-05-26 02:58:40
    KidsMathBlog Easy To Follow Guide , Worksheets Tips For Parents Teachers About Math For Kids Printable Place Value Chart Decimals Decimal place value is been teaching to the millionths . Decimal place value is unique . The decimal place value system is based on 10.    Implement platform 10 blocks and decimal place value charts to add decimals . Begin by looking at fraction and decimal concepts as required using the group . Make certain most people has the requirement information , such as understanding of the language terms fraction , 8217 numerator , 8217 and denominator , 8217 in addition to decimal place value to the hundredths place . Big Ideas A decimal is an additional identify for a fraction and so might be linked to the corresponding point on the number . line src= http :

  • Decimal Place Value Lessons

    Updated: 2011-05-24 22:32:30
    KidsMathBlog Easy To Follow Guide , Worksheets Tips For Parents Teachers About Math For Kids Decimal Place Value Lessons You will discover tons of various sorts of games and skill to apply from addition and subtraction to decimals and place value and more . In place values for decimals worksheet , students identify the place values from tenths to thousandths and round off numbers to the place values in the . directions Previously being a math instructor , I’ve seen significantly lots of kids who just never get” place value . Mentally guess and rough methods to numerical calculations . Students take note on and check out a decimal place value song explaining the tenths , hundredths , and thousandths place in numbers of one , two , and three decimal places . Extend students’ knowing of place

  • BBC Math radio programs

    Updated: 2011-05-24 21:21:06
    If you’ve not discovered these outstanding radio programs, you’re in for a treat. Here are just some of the programs at the BBC. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "BBC Math radio programs", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2011/05/24/bbc-math-radio-programs/" });

  • Tuesday Teacher Tips: Encouraging Summer Learning

    Updated: 2011-05-24 17:32:36
    Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day. Do you need something to send home to parents at the end of the year to remind them of the importance of [...]

  • On-Demand Webinar: Finding Funding for Educational Technology

    Updated: 2011-05-23 17:12:46
    If you missed our webinar earlier this month on Finding Funding for Educational Technology, you now have the opportunity to view this webinar on-demand. Webinar: Finding Funding for Educational Technology Duration: one hour Presented by Jon Bernstein, a respected expert on education technology issues and funding, this webinar will cover: Federal funding opportunities for education technology beyond the Enhancing Education Through Technology [...]

  • Happenings – 2011 May 21

    Updated: 2011-05-21 18:08:39
    After two weekends during which I could not do mathematics – although I did do mathematics during the week last week – I discovered on Thursday that the world was supposed to end today. Damn, I would lose a third weekend! I did get a kick out of one thing. The U.S. Centers for Disease [...]

  • Calling all Math bloggers who tweet

    Updated: 2011-05-20 18:51:33
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Calling all Math bloggers who tweet May 20th , 2011 by Sol Update 5 25 11 I’ve deleted the Mathtweet group for several reasons which I may or may not blog about . sometime I notice that my new Playing With Mathematica blog gets a fair amount of traffic from twitter . I’d like more of that traffic so I’ve come up with an idea and a plan that will serve all of us . How about if those of us who are Math bloggers tweet each other’s blog articles Friendfeed makes it easy to create a private invitation only group where we can post our latest Math blog articles so I’ve created such a group . The commitment for anyone in the group is to tweet a large percentage or all of the links members post . If

  • Wild About Math blogs 5/13/11

    Updated: 2011-05-20 18:30:07
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Wild About Math blogs 5 13 11 May 20th , 2011 by Sol Welcome to the post-Mother’s Day edition of Wild About Math Blogs Carnival of Mathematics 77 has been posted at Jost a . Mon Scientific American just republished a wonderful article they originally published in 1961 : The Mathematician as an Explorer Hat tip to Shecky Murray at squareCircleZ has a very thought provoking article : Is there a place for invention in math Each time one prematurely teaches a child something he could have discovered for himself , that child is kept from inventing it and consequently from understanding it completely . Statistics lovers might enjoy this little gem from xkcd James Tanton has a bunch of new videos

  • A Wrong Solution

    Updated: 2011-05-19 02:34:56
    I found this cute problem in the Russian book Sharygin Geometry Olympiad by Zaslavsky, Protasov and Sharygin. Find numbers p and q that satisfy the equation: x2 + px + q = 0. The book asks you to find a mistake in the following solution: By Viète’s formulae we get a system of equations p [...]

  • The Oral Exam

    Updated: 2011-05-18 02:43:23
    I wrote how the written entrance exam was used to keep Jewish students from studying at Moscow State University, but the real brutality happened at the oral exam. Undesirable students were given very difficult problems. Here is a sample “Jewish” problem: Solve the following equation for real y: Here is how my [...]

  • Wolfram|Alpha turns 2

    Updated: 2011-05-17 23:13:25
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Wolfram|Alpha turns 2 May 17th , 2011 by Sol From the Wolfram Blog Celebrate Wolfram|Alpha Turning 2 with a Live Q A with Stephen Wolfram Another year has flown by here at Wolfram|Alpha , and the gears are really turning New data and features are flowing at a rapid rate . To celebrate , Wolfram|Alpha’s creator , Stephen Wolfram , will share what we’ve been working on and take your questions in a live Q . A Please join us on Facebook or Wolfram|Alpha’s Livestream on Wednesday , May 18, 2011, at 10am PDT 12pm CDT 1pm EDT 6pm . BST If you have a question you’d like to ask , please send it as a comment to this blog post or tweet to Wolfram_Alpha and include the hashtag WAChat We’ll also be

  • Mathematica and Multimedia Blog Carnival #11 is up!

    Updated: 2011-05-16 01:23:12
    Mathematica and Multimedia Blog Carnival #11 is up at Love of Learning Blog. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mathematica and Multimedia Blog Carnival #11 is up!", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2011/05/16/mathematica-and-multimedia-blog-carnival-11-is-up/" });

  • Wild About Math blogs 5/6/11

    Updated: 2011-05-15 18:24:27
    Wild About Math Making Math fun and accessible Home About Articles Math contest problem links Videos Wild About Math blogs 5 6 11 May 15th , 2011 by Sol Hello , everyone Here’s this week’s blog . roundup My new blog , Playing With Mathematica is doing well . In only a week the blog has gotten 45 subscribers and 1,000 page views . Plus , I’ve been getting a good number of comments and participation from Mathematica wizards . There are three interactive notebooks on the site . My aim is to have two new notebooks each week . Come check it . out Oxford University Press sent me a review copy of the revised and updated edition of their book The Number Sense by Stanislas Dehaene . Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete , but in recent

  • Base angles theorem proof

    Updated: 2011-05-10 03:09:17
    A nifty proof of the base angles theorem. Check the proof here. It is crystal clear and right to the point

  • Carnival of Mathematics #77 posted

    Updated: 2011-05-09 01:31:09
    Carnival of Mathematics #77 has just been posted at Jost a Mon. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnival of Mathematics #77 posted", url: "http://wildaboutmath.com/2011/05/09/carnival-of-mathematics-77-posted/" });

  • Happenings – 2011 May 7

    Updated: 2011-05-07 15:25:12
    This will not be a weekend for doing mathematics. All day, both Saturday and Sunday, will be given over to a major event (a long-planned happy one) in the lives of some friends. I had hoped to get a post ready during the week, but I was too busy with preparations. So, unfortunately, there will [...]

  • Webinar: Finding Funding for Educational Technology

    Updated: 2011-05-04 16:42:38
    For elementary schools and districts, finding and securing funding sources can be critical to meeting your educational goals. DreamBox Learning is committed to supporting your funding search and have provided resources to aid in this effort. Join us and register today! Webinar: Finding Funding for Educational Technology Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT Duration: [...]

  • Math Activities Calendar: May Brings Blooming Math Month

    Updated: 2011-05-03 17:01:02
    Now that spring is in full swing, it’s time to get outside and enjoy the blue skies with spring-themed math activities your kids will love. With the new May Math Activity Calendar, you’ll be buzzing about Blooming Math holidays all month long! Teacher Appreciation Week 2011 National Teacher Day on May 3rd is part of a week-long [...]

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