Archive for October, 2006

Jesus would certainly not drive an SUV

I recently saw the 2005 documentary from the UK's Channel 4 called "What Would Jesus Drive?".

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The IntMath Newsletter - Oct 2006

In this newsletter:
1. Tom's money math problems
2. This month's math tip
3. Latest from the math blog

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Learning math via a blog and a wiki

I came across a calculus blog where the contributions are made by the math class. They also have a wiki for sharing solutions to math problems.

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The hard disk drive is 50 years old

The first HDD was released in 1956 and was known as the RAMAC. It was a monster.

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Participation inequality and e-learning

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox article "Participation Inequality: Encouraging More Users to Contribute" has many implications for e-learning.

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TED presentations

If your idea is worth spreading, then presentation matters. There are lessons for all educators here.

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Math illiteracy

A funny math T-shirt company has some great gift ideas for that math geek in your life.

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Newton’s Laws revisited

Here are some laws which Newton may have written if he was alive today...

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When am I gonna use this stuff?

The Regional Applied Math Project (RAMP) gets math teachers to work in the "real world" for 40 hours and write up their observations on how mathematics is used in the workplace.

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Do stereotypes help or hinder in math education?

Do girls learn mathematics better than boys, or just differently?

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