Archive for March, 2008

Gordian Algebra: Cardiac Therapy #3

Friday, March 28th, 2008

unknown: Strip update for Friday, Mar 28 Can it be that it was all so simple then? Click here to jump to this strip! Read more

GCE O Level Elementary Additional Math Power Tips | Exam Questions …

Friday, March 28th, 2008

unknown: singaporeolevelmaths - \”Bringing you closer to Victory!\”\r\nYes! Specially created for students who are taking either their O Level A-Maths or E-Maths, parents who are cheering for their children in this national examinations. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web ...

The Cart Before the Horse

Friday, March 28th, 2008

cutter: Now that I’m studying the history of physics I sure wish I had paid more attention in math class too. Why has it taken so long to want to learn? Now, don’t get me wrong, I wanted to learn back in 1965 - I just wanted to study science ...

The Sealed Envelope

Friday, March 28th, 2008

unknown: We all suffer from confirmation bias and earlier I wondered how the hardcore edutechnophiles would rationalize findings that the US fourth graders who used the most classroom tech performed the worst on standardized math exams? … Read more

Math and Algebra textbooks

Friday, March 28th, 2008

unknown: I am sure that I am opening up a “can of worms”, but here goes. The middle school where I teach math and Algebra is currently researching. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more

Letters of Recommendation

Friday, March 28th, 2008

dan dempsey: He certainly will not be able to pass an entrance exam for college that tests his high school math skills. To top it off, the letter is due April 1st. I respectfully declined to write the letter when I replied to the email. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link ...

Story about WASL changes

Friday, March 28th, 2008

sheepishlamb: No one thinks that simply changing tests will magically raise 10th-grade math scores. Math will remain part of the WASL exam given in grades 3-8. But many hope that the switch to end-of-course exams will help in high school. Read more! … Read more

In between sneezes…

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Will Thomas: A great theorem from math history. The Infinitude of Primes. For the younger set. New Math Multiplication Method. We should always check our work, right? Ma & Pa Kettle Math … Related posts. That’s mathematics; More math humor. Read more

Foucault is still stronger than god. Theory Day 2

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Reidar: As Hobart and Schiffman explain (and as the popular story goes), Descartes’s purpose for turning towards mathematics was a feeling of disenfranchisement from the rhetorical training he had received. Where rhetorical training during the … Read more

Today's Slides: March 27

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

unknown: Here they are … SlideShare | View | Upload your own. Read more