Archive for March, 2008

Gordian Algebra: Cardiac Therapy #2

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Mark J. Perry: Strip update for Wednesday, Mar 26 Romance is good for your cholesterol. Click here to jump to this strip! Read more

Number Skills Of Low-Income Preschoolers Boosted By Playing …

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

unknown: The gap in math knowledge likely reflects differences in exposure at home to informal numerical activities, including numerical board games. Board games with consecutively numbered, linearly arranged spaces - think Chutes and Ladders … … Read more

SPS Testimony for 3-26-2008 by Marty

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Cory Doctorow: This is dreadful — math lessons that convey a vague idea of concepts don’t impart useful skills; they confuse students. Like most of us adults had to do, children have to work very hard to grasp basic math skills ,. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking ...

SPS Testimony for 3-26-2008 by Dan

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

ppjg: Many socially promoted children with few math skills are entering high school totally unprepared for Authentic Algebra. What should be done??? This book – A Blueprint for the Foundations of Algebra - with its excellent companion … Read more

I know my calculus

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

freebook: Yesterday, on test day, the professor walks in askes who wanted to know if he knew calculus. No one said a word. He chuckles and clicks play. A music video started playing called, I know my calculus. It was so funny. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking ...

Math is hard ….

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

unknown: And applying the concepts to arrive at the math for this exam is killing me. How many times have I banged my head on a table in frustration because I understood the concepts but couldn’t apply the theory to the problem? … Read more

Math is hard ….

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

: And applying the concepts to arrive at the math for this exam is killing me. How many times have I banged my head on a table in frustration because I understood the concepts but couldn’t apply the theory to the problem? … Read more. Read more

Obama’s calculus

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Greg Muller: The calculus has worked for him probably more perfectly than he ever imagined. One sign of Obama’s verbal virtuosity was his equating a passing comment by his grandmother — “a typical white person,” he says — with an organized campaign … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking ...

Today's Slides: March 25

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

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

Koszul Duality and Lie Algebroids

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Lumo: It takes filtered algebras which aren’t too far from being quadratic algebras, and sends them to commutative dgas whose underlying graded algebra is quadratic. Then there is a different construction which takes quadratic commutative … Read more