{"id":5196,"date":"2010-10-06T19:56:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/?p=5196"},"modified":"2010-10-06T20:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T12:00:01","slug":"intmath-newsletter-unit-circle-gmail-graphs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-unit-circle-gmail-graphs-5196","title":{"rendered":"IntMath Newsletter: Unit circle, gmail, graphs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>6 Oct 2010<\/p>\n<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Math tip: unit circles <br \/>\n  2. Why do people use gmail most on Saturdays?<br \/>\n  3. Math tip: Implicit functions (I heart math) <br \/>\n  4. Resource: Free math graph software  <br \/>\n  5. Friday math movie: Mandelbox Trip <br \/>\n  6.  Final thought - enthusiasm<\/p>\n<h2>1. Unit Circle: an Introduction<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/unit-circle-an-introduction-5166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/09\/unit-circle_th.gif\" alt=\"unit circle thumb\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The unit circle ties together 3 great strands in mathematics: Euclidean geometry, coordinate geometry and trigonometry.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/unit-circle-an-introduction-5166\"> Unit Circle: an Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>2. Saturday is gmail day, Monday is not<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/saturday-is-gmail-day-monday-is-not-5152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/09\/maps-traffic.gif\" alt=\"maps-traffic\" title=\"maps-traffic\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Why do people access Google maps least on a Sunday? And why is gmail traffic so periodic?<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/saturday-is-gmail-day-monday-is-not-5152\"> Saturday is gmail day, Monday is not<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>3. I heart math<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/i-heart-math-5179\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/10\/i-heart_th.gif\" alt=\"I heart math\" title=\"I heart math\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>We learn about implicit functions in 2-D and 3-D and how they give us familiar shapes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/i-heart-math-5179\"> I heart math<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>4. Free math graphing software<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/free-math-graphing-software-5190\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/10\/graph_th.gif\" alt=\"graph\" title=\"graph\" border=\"0\" width=\"128\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here are 2 more free math graphing utilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/free-math-graphing-software-5190\"> Free math graphing software<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>5. Friday math movie: Mandelbox trip <\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/videos\/friday-math-movie-mandelbox-trip-4851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/09\/3d-fractal.jpg\" alt=\"3d-fractal\" title=\"3d-fractal\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here's an interesting trip through a 3-D mathematical art space, based on fractals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/videos\/friday-math-movie-mandelbox-trip-4851\"> Friday math movie: Mandelbox trip <\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>6. Final thought \u2013 Enthusiasm <\/h2>\n<p>Many people struggle with math. Entrepreneur Walter Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler auto company, famously said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The real secret of success is enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Until next time, enjoy whatever you learn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"alt\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-unit-circle-gmail-graphs-5196#comments\" id=\"comms\">6 Comments<\/a> below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Math tip: unit circles <br \/>\n  2. Why do people use gmail most on Saturdays?<br \/>\n  3. Math tip: Implicit functions (I heart math) <br \/>\n  4. Resource: Free math graph software  <br \/>\n  5. Friday math movie: Mandelbox Trip <br \/>\n  6.  Final thought - enthusiasm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}