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Review/Giveaway and Fibonacci Puzzle
Thanks to author Keith Devlin’s generosity, I am giving away FIVE copies of his new e-book Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years (at the end of this review post),...
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Math History Ideas, and Congrats to Giveaway Winners
Congratulations to Fibonacci giveaway winners Ken, Judy, Katie, Penney, Rachel, and Charlotte! For everyone else, the comments on the Fibonacci post are full of great ideas for combining math and...
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Christmas Math from Vi Hart
You can find just the song here: http://vihart.com/music/gauss12days.mp3. Carnival Reminder Send in your submission for the Math Teachers at Play blog carnival by Wednesday night. The blog carnival...
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What I’m Reading: Fermat’s Enigma
Homeschooling is much more than just doing school at home — it’s a lifelong lifestyle of learning. And thanks to the modern miracle of inter-library loan, even those of us who live in the middle of...
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Happy Birthday, Einstein!
March 14th is Pi Day, and it’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. In honor of Einstein, MinutePhysics is posting a series of videos on his “wonder year” of 1905, when he published several papers that...
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Happy Birthday, Einstein (Part 2)
Today would be Albert Einstein’s 133rd birthday. At MinutePhysics, the celebration continues: More Einstein Videos Happy Birthday, Einstein! Happy Birthday, Einstein (Part 3) Get all our new math tips...
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Happy Birthday, Einstein (Part 3)
In 1905, when he was 26 years old, Albert Einstein rocked the scientific world with a series of papers that changed our understanding of the nature of the universe. At MinutePhysics, the celebration...
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Happy Birthday, Einstein (Part 4)
Albert Einstein’s birthday was a couple of weeks ago, but today we have a belated celebration. MinutePhysics has finally finished its series on Einstein’s “wonder year” discoveries of 1905. In the last...
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How Big Is Infinity?
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Who Killed Professor X?
What a Fun Book! Who Killed Professor X? is a work of fiction based on actual incidents, and its heroes are real people who left their mark on the history of mathematics. The murder takes place in...
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What Is a Proof?
I’ve been enjoying the Introduction to Mathematical Thinking course by Keith Devlin. For the first few weeks, we mostly talked about language, especially the language of logical thinking. This week, we...
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HexaFlexaParty This Weekend!
Sunday, October 21, is the worldwide hexaflexagon party in honor of Martin Gardner’s birthday. Gardner’s article about hexaflexagons launched his career as a recreational math guru who inspired people...
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Math That Is Beautiful
One of the sections in my book encourages parents to make beautiful math with their children. If you have trouble imagining that math can be beautiful, check out this video: How many mathematical...
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A Bit About Pi
From Numberphile: “Some stuff about Pi, the ‘celebrity number’. This video features maths-loving author Alex Bellos and Professor Roger Bowley from the University of Nottingham.” Did you notice the...
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Hidden Figures Teaching Resources
Are you taking your kids to see the movie Hidden Figures? Check out Raymond Johnson’s blog post for references and teaching ideas: Resources for Hidden Figures If you know of any other resources,...
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