{"id":5481,"date":"2010-12-09T22:21:48","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2019-09-20T17:54:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T09:54:58","slug":"intmath-newsletter-real-life-math-anxiety-and-euclids-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-real-life-math-anxiety-and-euclids-elements-5481","title":{"rendered":"IntMath Newsletter: real life math, anxiety and Euclid&#8217;s Elements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9 Dec 2010<\/p>\n<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Resource - real life math topics<br \/>\n2. Thanksgiving for less math?<br \/>\n3. Math anxiety Bill of Rights<br \/>\n4. What did Euclid really say about geometry?<br \/>\n5. Tan lines<br \/>\n6. Christmas math<br \/>\n  7. Final thought \u2013 success<\/p>\n<h2>0. First thoughts <\/h2>\n<p>This is the final IntMath Newsletter for 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Most people stop thinking about math at the end of the year (as you'll see in <em>Thanksgiving for less math?<\/em> below), so this edition's topics are fairly light.<\/p>\n<p>I'm working on several new things for IntMath.com, including a mobile version of the site. Hopefully it'll be ready for release early in the new year.  <\/p>\n<p>You can help IntMath.com by telling others about it - your friends, your teacher or anyone else who may benefit from it.<\/p>\n<p>On with the Newsletter.  <\/p>\n<h2>1. Resource - real life math topics<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yummymath.com\/\">Yummy Math<\/a> claims to &quot;provide teachers and students with mathematics relevant to our world today&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Recent topics have included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holiday movie data<\/li>\n<li>Salaries and percentages in sports<\/li>\n<li>Dates of religious festivals<\/li>\n<li>Metric conversions<\/li>\n<li>Spread of disease in Haiti    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?ui=2&amp;view=bsp&amp;ver=ohhl4rw8mbn4#12cb0320ba33d232_708716_3\"><\/a> Yummy Math is by Brian Marks (middle school math coach) and Leslie Lewis (retired math teacher). The intended audience for the lessons is grades 7 to 12.<\/p>\n<p>Check out  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yummymath.com\/\">Yummy Math<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. Thanksgiving for less math?<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/thanksgiving-for-less-math-5469\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/12\/thanks-for-less-math_th.png\" alt=\"thanks for less math?\" title=\"thanks-for-less-math\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The times when people visit IntMath.com indicate when interest in math is highest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/thanksgiving-for-less-math-5469\"> Thanksgiving for less math?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>3. Math anxiety Bill of Rights<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/math-anxiety-bill-of-rights-5462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/12\/math-anxiety-bill-of-rights_th.jpg\" alt=\"Math Anxiety Bill of Rights\" title=\"math anxiety bill of rights\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here's a list that reaches out to math educators. Is it reasonable?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/math-anxiety-bill-of-rights-5462\"> Math anxiety Bill of Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>4. What did Euclid really say about geometry?<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/what-did-euclid-really-say-about-geometry-5371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/12\/Euclid-tetrahedron.png\" alt=\"Euclid-tetrahedron\" title=\"Euclid-tetrahedron\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Euclid's math textbook has been in use for over 2,300 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/what-did-euclid-really-say-about-geometry-5371\"> What did Euclid really say about geometry?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>5. Tan lines<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/tan-lines-5438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/11\/tan-curves.png\" alt=\"tan curves\" title=\"tan-curves\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here's a fun take on one of the trigonometric curves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/tan-lines-5438\"> Tan lines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>6. Christmas math<\/h2>\n<p>It's nearly upon us, so here are 2 articles on Christmas (from the archives) . <\/p>\n<h4>(a) The 12 Days of Christmas - how many presents?<\/h4>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-how-many-presents-1686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2010\/12\/partridge-pear-tree_th.jpg\" alt=\"partridge in a pear tree\" title=\"partridge in a pear tree\" width=\"128\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>What is the math behind the &quot;12 Days of Christmas&quot; song?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-how-many-presents-1686\"> The Twelve Days of Christmas - How Many Presents?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>(b) Christmas costs and the true meaning<\/h4>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/christmas-costs-and-the-true-meaning-926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2008\/12\/gift.jpg\" alt=\"gift\" title=\"gift\" width=\"128\" height=\"102\" border=\"0\"  \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Some thoughts on Christmas, including what we probably really should spend our money on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/christmas-costs-and-the-true-meaning-926\"> Christmas costs and the true meaning<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>7. Final thought \u2013 success <\/h2>\n<p>Here's a great quote from speaker and author Patrick Combs: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If at first you don't succeed, you're like everyone else who went on to greatness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I wish everyone a happy festive season and I hope 2011 brings you all health, happiness and success in math! <\/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-real-life-math-anxiety-and-euclids-elements-5481#comments\" id=\"comms\">3 Comments<\/a> below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Resource - real life math topics<br \/>\n2. Thanksgiving for less math?<br \/>\n3. Math anxiety Bill of Rights<br \/>\n4. What did Euclid really say about geometry?<br \/>\n5. Tan lines<br \/>\n6. Christmas math<br \/>\n  7. 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