Category Archives: Math Education

Math For All: Exploring Patterns in Pascal’s Triangle

Posted on August 15, 2011 by benvitalis

Here’s something to investigate: Look at the triangle using the divisors 3, 5, and 7. Do you see a pattern? What do 3, 5, and 7 have in common? Now try 9. Does the pattern continue? Can you figure out … Continue reading →

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Euclid’s Elements Book I, Definitions.

Posted on August 10, 2011 by benvitalis

Level: High School, SAT Prep, College. Definition 1. A point is that which has no part. Definition 2. A line is breadthless length. Definition 3. The ends of a line are points. Definition 4. A straight line is a line … Continue reading →

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A Math And Photography Student Shows How Awesome Math Is

Posted on August 5, 2011 by benvitalis

Mathematics & Arts “Nevertheless, the fact is that there is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics. It is every bit as mind blowing as cosmology or physics… and allows more freedom of expression … Continue reading →

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Japanese children learn super-fast mathematics with abacus

Posted on August 4, 2011 by benvitalis

These Japanese kids are taught from a young age to use an abacus, and using cognitive learning principles, are gradually taught to automate the calculating principles so that eventually they become human calculators, doing incredible mathematical sums through internalising the … Continue reading →

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Short Lectures on the History of Mathematics

Posted on July 30, 2011 by benvitalis

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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Best Math Jokes

Posted on July 4, 2011 by benvitalis
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Awesome Dice Optical Illusions

Posted on July 3, 2011 by benvitalis

Are they turning upwards or downwards? Optical illusion Does this die have colored-in dots, or doesn’t it? Is the mirror reflecting an alternate reality? Is it magic? Something strange about this stack of 3 dice.

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Pi is wrong! Here comes Tau Day

Posted on June 28, 2011 by benvitalis

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 benvitalis

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 benvitalis

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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