Archive for February, 2012

Friday math movie: How to make choosing easier

choosing
Sheena Iyengar gives plenty of examples in this talk where we learn when it comes to choices, less is more.

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Friday math movie: Vi Hart Visual Multiplication and 48/2(9+3)

vi hart video
This short video explores an alternate way to do multiplication.

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IntMath Newsletter: Interactive ellipses, Wolfram Education Portal

In this Newsletter:

1. Interactive ellipse graphs
2. Wolfram's Education Portal
3. Puzzle
4. IntMath Poll: Feelings about math
5. Friday math movies
6. Final thought - moving slowly

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Interactive ellipse graphs

interactive ellipse graphs
Here are some graphs that help you understand basic concepts of ellipses.

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Friday math movie: Ken Robinson animated

Ken Robinson animated
This is a clever animation of Ken Robinson, talking about why education often doesn't work as intended.

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Friday math movie: How it feels to have a stroke

Jill Bolte Taylor's Stroke of Insight
This is a fascinating story about a brain scientist who had a massive stroke at age 37 - and who lived to tell the fascinating tale.

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