Archive for December, 2008

Math for Moms and Dads

"Math for Moms and Dads" will be a valuable book for parents who struggle to help their children with math homework.

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IntMath Newsletter - 12 Days, Calculus concepts, Why is math hard? and ADD

In this Newsletter

1. The Twelve Days of Christmas - How Many Presents?
2. Best of 2008
3. Math tip - Calculus Concepts
4. Latest IntMath Poll - Why is math hard?
5. From the math blog
6. Final thought - We all suffer from attention deficit disorder

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The Twelve Days of Christmas - How Many Presents?

giftWhat is the math behind the "12 Days of Christmas" song?

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Archimedes and the area of a parabolic segment

quadrature parabolaArchimedes had a good understanding of the way calculus works, almost 2000 years before Newton and Leibniz.

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IntMath Newsletter - Trigonometry tips and a puzzle

1. Earth Puzzle
2. Math tip - Trigonometry
3. From the math blog
4. Solution
5. Final thought - 3 kinds of people

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