Archive for May, 2008
30 May 2008
Mathematics Illuminated is an award winning video series from Annenberg Media.
Some of the video topics include Primes, Infinity, Topology, Game Theory and Chaos.
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26 May 2008
After spending a few days in Greece, I headed back to Singapore via Dubai.
The route taken by Emirates avoids the worst trouble spots in the Middle East. As the sun set, there were strange lights on the aircraft wing.
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Posted in General category |
Tags: Culture
25 May 2008
I visited Nafplio in Greece recently. It is a harbor town with a rich history, due to its strategic position. The Franks, Venetians and the Ottomans all had a go at ruling Nafplio, before it served as the country's capital once it gained independence.
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Posted in Environmental math category | 3 Comments »
Tags: Culture
19 May 2008
In this Newsletter:
1. New in Interactive Mathematics - Vectors
2. Math tips - (a) Temperatures; (b) Exam fear
3. Latest IntMath Poll
4. RSS feeds for the Math Blog
5. From the math blog
6. Money and happiness
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18 May 2008
Santorini is a spectacular volcanic island in the Cyclades group of islands, a 20-minute flight southeast of Athens.
The main town of Thira is built precariously right on the edge of the volcano.
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Posted in Environmental math category | 4 Comments »
Tags: Culture
17 May 2008
Greece had a large influence on Western thought and methods of governance. Here's some recollections from my recent visit to Athens.
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Tags: Culture, Math notation, Sustainability
11 May 2008
There's a lot more to vectors than just forces and velocities.
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Posted in Mathematics category | 3 Comments »
Tags: Graphs, Technology
7 May 2008
In this Newsletter
1. Welcome to new subscribers
2. Math tips - (a) Statistics; (b) Study groups
3. Latest IntMath Poll
4. Joshua, a satisfied reader
5. From the math blog
6. The source of everything
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6 May 2008
Can we measure a country’s level of happiness? Can we properly compare the happiness of different countries?
What does it mean to be happy, anyway?
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Posted in Mathematics category | 4 Comments »
Tags: Culture
2 May 2008
The Beamz is a music performance system that requires the player to break string-like laser beams. A USB connection to a computer drives the back end. Oh, and there's some nice mathematics involved.
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Posted in Math movies category |
Tags: Culture, Technology
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