Archive for August, 2011

Math e-Books for $0

Free math e-booksHere's a collection of free, mostly good quality math text books in PDF format.

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Friday math movie: Trial, error and the God complex

Trial, error and the God complexHow can we cope with the 10 billion-odd bits of data that assault us every day? Tim Harford shows how we learn by trial and error.

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IntMath Newsletter: Math for plumbing, MS Math 4, SGD

In this Newsletter:

1. Learn math for plumbing?
2. Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 - now for $0
3. Singapore dollar - backed by gold
4. Friday math movies
5. Poll results
6. Puzzles
7. Final thought: Shaping our lives

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Friday math movie: Wireless data from every light bulb

Wireless data from a light bulbHere's a great idea - get your wireless data more efficiently and safely.

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Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 - now for $0

Microsoft Math 4.0 - paraboloidMS Math 4.0 is a complimentary offering from Microsoft - and it's not bad.

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Learn math for plumbing?

Math skills for plumbingWho says you don't need math? Here are several math concepts needed for welding, plumbing and piping.

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Friday math movie: How algorithms shape our world

How algorithms shape our worldDone a Google search today? You've used an algorithm that is helping to change the world.

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Singapore dollar - backed by gold

Singapore dollar coin - backed by goldOnce debt starts to spiral out of control, there's not much you can do. Here's one country that is in a healthy position.

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The signs used in arithmetic

math symbolsWhere do our math symbols come from? Here's a short background on the common ones.

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Friday math movie: The Rice Show

The Rice Show - representing populations using riceUsing the scale of one grain of rice to one person, The Rice Show represents population statistics in a way you've never seen before.

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