Archive for the ‘Mathematics’ Category

MathGraph32

30 April 2013

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

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Prime numbered cicadas

30 April 2013

Magicicada
The 17-year cicada is due to emerge in north-eastern parts of USA in Spring 2013.

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Jacob’s Staff

11 February 2013

Jacob's Staff
Scientists used Jacob’s Staff during the Renaissance to find heights and distances, using trigonometry. It was a forerunner to the sextant.

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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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Friday math movie: Fractals – Hunting the Hidden Dimension

18 January 2013

fractal
See this PBS documentary about the development of fractals and how they are used in computer graphics.

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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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Interactive Bezier Curve Graphs

2 January 2013

interactive vector art graphs
Here’s an interactive graph where you can explore straight lines, parabolas, cubics and Bezier curves.

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An engineer’s view of Santa Claus

18 December 2012

Santa's Christmas Eve physics
Is Santa’s frantic dash around the world each Christmas Eve, even possible?

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