Archive for January, 2009

What are limits all about? Limits are an important concept in calculus, and many students find the topic difficult.

Students in East Asian countries (Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong) do better in international math tests than their Western counterparts. Why?

In this Newsletter

1. Maria’s Story
2. IntMath Poll results - Why is math hard for you?
3. Math tips - Learning math formulas
4. Chinese New Year
5. From the math blog
6. Final thought - Effort and Outcomes

Maria was a brilliant mathematician in an age when that was a problem.

Can 0^0 possibly have 2 values? This, like a few other math "facts", turns out to be controversial.

Some thoughts on a significant day — for the world.

A reader asks what partial derivatives are all about.

It’s official. Be a mathematician and enjoy the "best job in America".

A reader from Lesotho asks how to engage math students.

Here’s a guy that can do huge calculations in his head. And the good news is, he reckons we can all do it.