Archive for July, 2010

Here's a positive message about math from IBM. We also see their "The Internet of Things".

In this Newsletter:

1. Math of the great summer brain drain
2. Math tip: Radius of Curvature, an application of differentiation
3. Slope of the logarithm curve at any point
4. Friday math movie - Khan's Academy
5. How to import GeoGebra files into JSXGraph
6. Final thought – stay positive

Everyone knows students drop a few grades in their knowledge during the summer months. What's the math behind this?

What did Isaac Newton's original manuscript look like? What did it say?

Here is a wide range of free math videos from the indefatigable Salman Khan. There's science and economics there, too.