Archive for December, 2009

New names for the days of the week

30 December 2009

Perhaps it’s time to move away from the ancient names used for the days of the week?

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Classic math mistakes

21 December 2009

you need to find the mistakeDisplaying posters of math mistakes can actually help students to learn.

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Friday math movie – Pump up your brain

18 December 2009

hippocampus Looking for a sure-fire way to boost your math scores? Check out this video that helps you to pump up your brain.

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Fair slicing of the pizza – using math

14 December 2009

pizzaNot all pizza gets sliced neatly through the middle. How can we ensure a fair distribution of slice area?

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Friday Math Movie – the Web’s secret stories

11 December 2009

web-storiesThis is one artist’s visualization of the emotions of the Web.

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IntMath Newsletter – Proofs, holidays, looking back

8 December 2009

In this Newsletter:

1. Math tip (a) – Proofs that 2 = 1
2. Math tip (b) – Holidays, calendars and math
3. IntMath Poll – History
4. Most popular articles during 2009
5. Latest from the Math Blog
6. Final thought – Perfection

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Math software improves prosthetic devices

8 December 2009

prosthetic2 A prosthetic device helps people with missing or damaged limbs. Math software helps to improve the function of the prosthetic arm.

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Friday Math Movie – Toys that make worlds

4 December 2009

spore The creator of SimCity and Spore gives an entertaining overview of the games he’s created.

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