Archive for February, 2008

Beyond the Scientific Revolution

Friday, February 29th, 2008

unknown: Tuesday’s lecture is on History of Mathematics in the 1700s into the early 1800s. Bernoulli! Euler! Lagrange! Laplace! Fourier! Poisson! This is sort of a masochistic move, since to the best of my knowledge there is no real precedent … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...

10 Stories We Love

Friday, February 29th, 2008

unknown: S writes, “I often feel like Old Mother Hubbard because when I go to my math cupboards, they are bare.” She wants to give her students an environment rich in manipulatives so that her 25 first graders can master math skills and concepts … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to ...

Algebra IA Homework 2-29-08

Friday, February 29th, 2008

mrsbairdmath: work on project! This post may be Copyright © 2008 mrsbairdmath. Hosted by Edublogs. Read more

Algebra I 8 Homework 2-29-08

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Maria Miller: pg. 419; 1-23 odd. This post may be Copyright © 2008 mrsbairdmath. Hosted by Edublogs. Read more

Algebra's Next Release: Break The Dead Heat!

Friday, February 29th, 2008

unknown: According to our latest Soul-Poll, it looks as if folks are really feeling both songs up for Algebra’s next single. So much so that they are in a statistical dead heat (sorry, too much CNN lately), with “Halfway” holding a slight lead … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to ...

Correction to Homework 6 Handout

Friday, February 29th, 2008

teffy3001: The handout for Homework 6 incorrectly quoted Problem 16.1.24 (Problem 6). This has been corrected. In the event such an error occurs, the textbook should be considered to be “correct.” Please let me know of any such errors so that I … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking ...

UW Profs Write Open Letter About Students' Math Skills (or Lack …

Friday, February 29th, 2008

unknown: Science and Math teachers at the UW have noticed a rising number of their incoming students can’t do basic math. Some instructors claim they’ve had to dumb down their classes because of the increasing lack of math skills. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers ...

Exam coming soon, need urgent help with this question!

Friday, February 29th, 2008

unknown: 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data A body leaves a point A and moves in a straight line with a constant velocity of 40m/s. Ten seconds later another body which is at rest at A is given an accelleration of 2m/s2 … Share and Enjoy: These icons ...

UW Profs Write Open Letter About Students' Math Skills (or Lack …

Friday, February 29th, 2008

unknown: Science and Math teachers at the UW have noticed a rising number of their incoming students can’t do basic math. Some instructors claim they’ve had to dumb down their classes because of the increasing lack of math skills. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers ...

Re: Linear Algebra System Problem

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Maria Miller: In article , Paul Sperry wrote: > In. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more