{"id":5877,"date":"2011-03-31T19:53:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T11:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2016-07-03T11:13:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-03T03:13:08","slug":"intmath-newsletter-free-resources-derivative-from-first-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-free-resources-derivative-from-first-principles-5877","title":{"rendered":"IntMath Newsletter: Free resources, derivative from first principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>30 Mar  2011 <\/p>\n<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Free resource: Study Tips from Cornell University<br \/>\n  2. Have your say - how should math education be changed?<br \/>\n  3. Free resource: Space Math @ NASA<br \/>\n  4. Derivative of square root of sine x by first principles<br \/>\n  5. GeoGebra is part of Google Summer of Code 2011<br \/>\n  6. Lesson idea for order of operations<br \/>\n  7. Final thought &ndash; enthusiasm<\/p>\n<h2>1. Free resource: Study Tips from Cornell University<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suitable for:<\/strong> Students<\/p>\n<p>Work smart! Many students are very inefficient when they study. Here are some good bits of advice.<\/p>\n<p>See <strong>all the resources here: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lsc.cornell.edu\/study-skills\/\">Cornell University Study Skills Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. Have your say - how should math education be changed? <\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suitable for:<\/strong> Students and teachers<\/p>\n<p>Here's an interesting opportunity and something interesting to do over the up-coming summer break.<\/p>\n<p>Elev8ted was &quot;a site for students to upload&nbsp;2 - 3 minute videos that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inspire<\/strong>&nbsp;others to transform eduation<\/li>\n<li>Offer new&nbsp;<strong>choices<\/strong>&nbsp;for what education could be<\/li>\n<li>Propose specific&nbsp;<strong>actions<\/strong>&nbsp;you or others can take to improve education in your community&quot;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what are your ideas on how can we improve math education? Students, here's your chance! <\/p>\n<p><b>Update:<\/b> Unfortunately, the site no longer exists.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Free resource: Space Math @ NASA<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suitable for:<\/strong> Students and teachers <\/p>\n<p>So how is math used in the &quot;real world&quot;? Here's an institution for whom math is vital - NASA. There are articles about the recent earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan. <\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Black_Hole_Math.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2011\/02\/NASA.jpg\" alt=\"Curriki\" border=\"0\" width=\"128\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov\/\">Space Math @ NASA<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Do a search on &quot;math&quot; when you get there. You will find topics like: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Black_Hole_Math.html\">Black Hole Math<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Earth_Math.html\">Earth Math<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Image_Scale_Math.html\">Image Scale Math<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Lunar_Math.html\">Lunar Math<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Magnetic_Math.html\">Magnetic Math<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Radiation_Math.html\">Radiation Math<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/Solar_Math.html\">Solar Math<\/a> |\n        <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>4. Derivative of square root of sine <em>x<\/em> by first principles<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suitable for: <\/strong>Students of calculus. Several readers asked how to differentiate trigonometric functions from first principles. <\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/derivative-of-square-root-of-sine-x-by-first-principles-5871\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Derivative from first principles - trigonometry\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2011\/03\/sqrt-sin-x-graph_th.png\" title=\"Derivative from first principles - trigonometry\" border=\"0\" width=\"128\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here's how to find the derivative of &radic;(sin x) from first principles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/derivative-of-square-root-of-sine-x-by-first-principles-5871\"> Derivative of square root of sine x by first principles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>5. GeoGebra is part of Google Summer of Code 2011<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suitable for: <\/strong>Students<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/geogebra-is-part-of-google-summer-of-code-2011-5848\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"GeoGebra and Google Summer of Code\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2011\/03\/geogebra-google.png\" title=\"GeoGebra and Google Summer of Code\" border=\"0\" width=\"128\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This is an interesting summer project - write some math-related software for Google!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/geogebra-is-part-of-google-summer-of-code-2011-5848\"> GeoGebra is part of Google Summer of Code 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>6. Lesson idea for order of operations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Suitable for: <\/strong>Teachers<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/lesson-idea-for-order-of-operations-5863\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Order of Operations - lesson idea\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2011\/03\/order-operations.png\" title=\"Order of Operations - lesson idea\" width=\"128\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Here's a motivating way for students to learn order of arithmetic operations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/lesson-idea-for-order-of-operations-5863\"> Lesson idea for order of operations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>7. Final thought \u2013 enthusiasm<\/h2>\n<p>Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), English clergyman and novelist, had this to say about enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. [Charles Kingsley]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Enthusiasm for life, and math, certainly makes me happy!<\/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-free-resources-derivative-from-first-principles-5877#comments\" id=\"comms\">11 Comments<\/a> below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Free resource: Study Tips from Cornell University<br \/>\n  2. Have your say - how should math education be changed?<br \/>\n  3. Free resource: Space Math @ NASA<br \/>\n  4. Derivative of square root of sine x by first principles<br \/>\n  5. GeoGebra is part of Google Summer of Code 2011<br \/>\n  6. Lesson idea for order of operations<br \/>\n  7. 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