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Mathematics and What It Means to Be Human

A humanities faculty member and a math faculty member collaborate on a course about the meaning of math. "Don't worry;"…

12 years ago

Khan Academy: The hype and the reality

Sal Khan has done something remarkable in creating such a vast and varied library, and he deserves to be recognized.…

12 years ago

Remediation Nation: Why College Students Say High School Needs Change

Why don't states require students to take four years of English and math, and three or four years of science?…

12 years ago

Cash-strapped Berlin stalked by 540-year-old debt

A certificate of debt, found in a regional archive, attests that Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders on May 28 1562,…

12 years ago

NBA Players Scoff at Mathematical Model Suggesting When to Shoot

Interesting application of math to sports. In analyzing teams’ shot quality, shot rates and shot percentages, Skinner found that the…

13 years ago

Cracking the BBC’s Code at Bletchley Park | Magazine | Wired.com

Some people have taken in The Code passively, by simply watching the broadcast episodes; some have played the Flash games…

13 years ago

From Fish to Infinity

Yesterday, my eight-year-old said, "I don't like math, but I'm good at it." This is a huge improvement from the…

14 years ago

5 Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Learn Math Online

My son has finally found a math textbook he enjoys. A few years ago, he was happy to play Timez…

14 years ago

Copernicus

After hearing that the 16th-century astronomer Copernicus was to be reburied with honors in a Polish ceremony, I checked the…

15 years ago

Who Needs Mathematicians for Math, Anyway?

In Pensylvania, homeshool kids have to take standardized tests every few years (at grades 3, 5, and 8).  When he…

15 years ago

Mathematical Notation Gets an Upgrade

I can't say I understand, but someone invented every symbol and bit of notation that we use from emoticons to…

15 years ago

A Math Paradox: The Widening Gap Between High School and College Math

My sixth-grader has scored very well on standardized tests for math, but he finds a blank page of math problems…

15 years ago

On the Edge of Math and Code

Great stuff from Mark Marino... not only is the content fascinating, but the blog-sized presentation, for discusison, of a fundamental…

15 years ago

Margin of Error

I'm gearing up to introduce my journalism students to a news project that requires a basic knowledge of math. I…

15 years ago