Archive for December, 2006

Which websites are most popular in Singapore?

You get an interesting insight into what people do on the Web by the Alexa "Top Sites" feature.

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Phase shift or phase angle?

In trigonometric graphs, is phase angle the same as phase shift? A reader challenges my statement.

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Without math skills, who gets the best deal?

Post-Christmas shoppers won't know if they have a bargain or not, because their numeracy skills are lacking.

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Three trees to offset my carbon output

What is your carbon footprint? What are you personally doing about pollution reduction?

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Free desktop scientific calculator from Yahoo!

The CalcMatic calculator is a nice freebie from Yahoo!

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Stumbling blocks in math - the way it is written and explained

What does integral exponent in math really mean? A student sparks some revisions.

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Why surge of interest in integral exponents from the Phillipines?

There was a spike for the term "integral exponents" leading a large number of visitors from the Philippines to the Interactive Mathematics site.

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The true cost of the 12 days of Christmas

There is an index that tracks the total cost of the items in the song "12 Days of Christmas."

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The IntMath Newsletter - Dec 2006

In this newsletter:
1. Christmas, Hari Raya and New Year
2. This month's math tips
3. Bouquets on Interactive Mathematics
4. Latest from the math blog

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Mathematical Moments - a great resource

The American Mathematical Society has produced an interesting set of posters that depict the many uses of mathematics.

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