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March 26, 2010

Math Is the Science of Patterns, Including This One

Filed under: Math,Math Fun,Patterns,rhthym — admin @ 10:36 pm

Patterns come in all sizes and shapes, delighting our senses. Here is one pattern that entertains the ear, the eye and the sense of rhythm.

March 10, 2010

When 15 > 25?

Filed under: Jokes,Math Fun,Math Humor,Reader's Digest — admin @ 12:32 pm

A customer walked into our auto-parts store looking for a flat washer. “That’ll be 15 cents,” I said.

“Fifteen cents for a washer? Are you crazy?” he yelled. “I’ll drill a hole in a quarter and make my own.”

Jack Reeves

[Source: Reader’s Digest, August 2009, @Work (p. 67)]

February 22, 2010

Amelia’s Dance = the Body as a Math Visual Aid

Filed under: Math,Math Dance,Math Fun,Math Learning,Math Video — admin @ 6:53 pm

In her YouTube video, Amelia entertains us by turning her body with dance into a mathematical visual aid. She also demonstrate the endless ways one can present mathematical concepts.

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