Archive for July, 2013

Review: Dr. Geo

Dr Geo
Dr Geo is a free download that allows us to construct a wide variety of geometric objects.

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IntMath Newsletter: Good math teachers, writeLaTeX, TIMSS

In this Newsletter:

1. What makes a good math teacher?
2. Resource: WriteLaTeX
3. TIMSS summary
4. Math puzzles
5. Friday math movies
6. Final thought: Procrastination

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Friday math movie: Fermat’s Last Theorem

Fermat's Last Theorem
Here's a great story involving an intriguing proof that spans over 350 years.

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Review: writeLaTeX (now Overleaf)

writeLaTeX collaborative online math editor
Overleaf (writeLaTeX) is an online tool where you can create math documents collaboratively.

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Friday math movie: How does math guide our ships at sea?

How math guides ships at seaHere's an important use of mathematics in the real world - navigation at sea. We learn about dead reckoning, sextants, clocks and new mathematics.

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IntMath Newsletter: Pollution, trig ratios and infinity

In this Newsletter:

1. Math of air pollution
2. Trig ratios: updated interactive
3. Resource: Touch Mathematics
4. Math puzzles
5. Friday math movie: How big is infinity?
6. Final thought: Imagination

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Trig ratios: updated interactive

Investigate trigonometric ratios
Here's an interactive graph where you can investigate some important trigonometric identities.

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