Archive for the ‘Learning’ Category

MathGraph32

30 April 2013

MathGraph32
MathGraph32 is a great free tool for exploring 2D and 3D math concepts.

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Friday math movie: Donald in Mathmagic Land

25 January 2013

Donald in Mathmagic Land
This is a classic late-1950s cartoon where Donald learns where math comes from.

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Counting game and subitizing

22 January 2013

subitizing
Can you count faster than a chimp? Our number sense begins with our ability to count.

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HOTmaths revisited

15 January 2013

HOTmaths logo
HOTmaths is an interesting online math resource. I take another look after a few years.

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Friday math movie: Teach statistics before calculus!

11 January 2013

statistics before calculus
This short talk argues that people should know about probability and statistics before calculus. I tend to agree.

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Fourier Series interactive graph

17 December 2012

Fourier Series graph interactive
Here’s an interactive graph that allows you to explore the concepts behind the Fourier Series.

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Friday math movie: Science is for everyone, kids included

30 November 2012

Science is for everyone
Meet 12-year-old Amy O’Toole presenting a scientific paper that starts, “Once upon a time…”

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Roller Door problem

28 November 2012

roller door
Here’s a real-life application of calculus posed by a roller door engineer.

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Online math education for Ajab, Gujarat

26 November 2012

Ajab map
Students in Ajab village, India, enjoying a math lesson via Web conference from the US.

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Derivative graphs interactive

21 November 2012

graphs of derivatives - interactive
Calculus can be a bit of a mystery at first. Explore these graphs to get a better idea of what differentiation means.

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