Friday math movie: The $8 billion iPod

4 May 2012

8 billion dollar iPod
Rob Reid gets us to think about how silly the music and movie industries have been regarding copyright. He explains Copyright Math.

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What’s your math secret?

3 May 2012

What's your math secret?
Do you have a secret about math? Share yours here.

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Easy math input and nice output using ASCIIMathML and MathJax

17 April 2012

asciimathml-mathjax
Here’s a system that allows easy input of math (using calculator-like syntax) and good-looking output on any browser.

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Radius of Curvature interactive graph update

10 April 2012

radius of curvature
Here’s an updated interactive graph where you can explore the concept of radius of curvature.

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Friday math movie: The real meaning of MPH

30 March 2012

Real meaning of mph
Here’s an agonizing video demonstrating how we should spend more time on fundamental concepts in math class.

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Friday math movie: Calculus Rhapsody

23 March 2012

Calculus Rhapsody
This is clever – and funny: a calculus parody of the classic Queen song, Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Friday math movie: Inspirations – animation of Escher art

16 March 2012

Escher animation
Here’s a celebration of Escher, and it includes many crucial math concepts.

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Modulus or absolute value of a complex number?

15 March 2012

Modulus or absolute value of a complex number?
A reader challenges me to define modulus of a complex number more carefully.

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Pi Day today, 3.14

14 March 2012

Apple Pi, for Pi Day 3/14
Pi Day has rolled around for another year.

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Interactive 3-D conic sections graph

10 March 2012

Interactive 3D conic graph
Here’s a 3-D interactive graph which you can use to see how circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas result from intersecting a double cone.

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