{"id":726,"date":"2007-02-15T05:20:40","date_gmt":"2007-02-15T05:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/?p=726"},"modified":"2007-08-12T03:42:29","modified_gmt":"2007-08-12T03:42:29","slug":"the-intmath-newsletter-feb-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/the-intmath-newsletter-feb-2007-726","title":{"rendered":"The IntMath Newsletter - Feb 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are receiving the IntMath Newsletter either because you signed up, asked a question, wrote a comment or complimented<br \/>\nInteractive Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>======================<br \/>\n1. This month&rsquo;s math tips<br \/>\n2. Chinese New Year<br \/>\n3. Latest Revisions<br \/>\n4. From the math blog<br \/>\n======================<\/p>\n<h2>THIS MONTH&rsquo;S MATH TIP<\/h2>\n<p>To be successful in mathematics, you really need to practice your new skills until they become automatic.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes, it feels like &rsquo;drill and kill&rsquo;. When you take a break, spend some time to read over:<\/p>\n<p>(a) <strong>Where you came from<\/strong>. What you are doing in &rsquo;drill and kill&rsquo; will make a lot more sense if you read over the theory behind it, again.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <strong>Where you are going.<\/strong> Knowing what is happening next with your new skill will help you to focus. It will help you to build stronger hooks to hang your new learning onto.<\/p>\n<p>And most importantly, keep smilin&rsquo;!<\/p>\n<h2>CHINESE NEW YEAR<\/h2>\n<p>Around 20% of the world&rsquo;s population will be enjoying Chinese New Year over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know...?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on 18 Feb 2007 and ends on the full moon 15 days later.<\/li>\n<li>It will be the year of the (golden) pig.<\/li>\n<li>The date will be year 4705 (the number of years since Emperor Huangdi invented the Chinese calendar).<\/li>\n<li>While the Western (Gregorian) calendar is commonly used by the Chinese, the traditional calendar is still an important part of the culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy Lunar New Year!<\/p>\n<h2>LATEST REVISIONS<\/h2>\n<p>I am in the process of revising all chapters in the Interactive<br \/>\nMathematics site. Some parts have been re-written, many images<br \/>\nhave been dusted off and polished, and hopefully everything is<br \/>\nmore user-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Recent updates have included these chapters:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/fourier-series\/fourier-intro.php\">Fourier Series<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/trigonometric-graphs\/trigo-graph-intro.php\">Trigonometric Graphs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/matrices-determinants\/matrix-determinant-intro.php\">Matrices and Determinants<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you have any further suggestions for improvement.<\/p>\n<h2>LATEST FROM THE MATH BLOG:<\/h2>\n<p>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/gaisma-real-life-sine-graphs-548\">GAISMA - REAL-LIFE SINE GRAPHS<\/a><br \/>\nGaisma has many interesting day\/night graphs, which are (almost)<br \/>\nsine curves.<\/p>\n<p>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/math-of-the-moors-535\">MATH OF THE MOORS<\/a><br \/>\nThe Moors were Muslims who overtook Spain in the 8th century AD, bringing with them a Renaissance of learning. But the Spanish<br \/>\nhave rewritten this history and the Moors get little recognition for their contributions to scientific thought in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/hours-deceased-531\">HOURS DECEASED<\/a><br \/>\nA Portuguese math blog has an interesting post about a female mathematician.<\/p>\n<p>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/interesting-semi-logarithmic-graph-youtube-traffic-rank-526\">INTERESTING SEMI-LOGARITHMIC GRAPH - YOUTUBE TRAFFIC RANK<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube has gone from obscurity to the 5th highest ranking website in just 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/alexa-web-statistics-say-what-524\">ALEXA WEB STATISTICS - SAY WHAT?<\/a><br \/>\nSome interesting Web statistics that don&rsquo;t make much sense.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy reading<\/p>\n<p class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#respond\" id=\"comms\">Be the first to comment<\/a> below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this newsletter:<br \/>\n1. 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