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Can Learning Really Be Fun and Games?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Can video games teach? The teacher, Ananth Pai of Parkview/Center Point Elementary school in Maplewood, Minnesota, is also an investor who realized that technology, incorporated in the classroom, which would allow students to be independent learners could make math fun … Continue reading →

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Short Lectures on the History of Mathematics

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

In this first lecture (with two parts, 1a & 1b) we first give a very rough outline of world history from a mathematical point of view, position the work of the ancient Greeks as following from Egyptian and Babylonian influences, … Continue reading →

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Miss USA 2011 — Should Math Be Taught In Schools?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

This is so sad!!

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Pi is wrong! Here comes Tau Day

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Are you marking Tau Day? Are you a π fan, or do you think it is time for change? Are you a tau convert? Describe your ‘conversion’ experience? Find out why mathematicians are campaigning for π to be replaced with … Continue reading →

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A Disney Educational Film (Mathematics)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Donald in Mathmagic Land was made available to schools and became one of the most popular educational films ever made by Disney. As Walt Disney explained, “The cartoon is a good medium to stimulate interest. We have recently explained mathematics … Continue reading →

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Useful Tool(s) For Math Students

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Math Handwriting Recognition in FluidMath Math handwriting recognition in FluidMath and pasting typeset form into Microsoft Word. Find out more at Fluidity_Software FluidMath FAQ Please share your opinions and other math softwares.

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Archimedes’ Secrets

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

For students: You will be exploring Archimedes’ method for estimating the value of pi … Archimedes’ Recipe for Pi Archimedes Home Page (includes information on Archimedes’ life and work as well as illustrations of his inventions.) Approximating Pi The Archimedes … Continue reading →

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A Documentary About Ancient Greek Mathematics

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

A documentary about ancient Greek mathematics, focusing on Euclid’s Elements.

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Documentary Dangerous Knowledge: Mathematics

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians – Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing – whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically drove them insane and eventually led to them all … Continue reading →

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Geometry Dimension Documentary For A Wide Audience

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Euclid : the father of geometry —- Euclid’s Elements Greek mathematics Full List of Greek Mathematicians Hipparchus shows us how to describe the position of any point on Earth with two numbers… and explains the stereographic projection: how to draw … Continue reading →

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