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Happy New Year!

I've really been trying to avoid it, but at this point I don't think I can help it anymore. I think that the TED Talk that was featured over at The Edge of Learning sums it up well why I don't like to give away many of my New Year's Resolutions. But I want to tell…

MATH Movie Trailers

Happy New Year! First of all, if you’re not following along with Teaching College Math on Twitter, I seriously think that you’re missing out on a lot of good ideas. Like the one I’m about to suggest to you. A recent twitter challenge stated: “Challenge: Make a one-minute trailer (like in the movies) for Algebra that makes…

A Calculus Christmas

So, I was sick on Christmas and had to spend a majority of the day by myself so that I wouldn't contaminate my family. That gave me a lot of time to think and surf the Internet. And since I was feeling in the Christmas spirit, I started poking around Google for Christmas-Themed Calculus Activities.…

Mathematics on TV

I always get really excited when mathematics is shown on TV. And I think these TV episodes may bring back some memories for some of you also. Home Improvement Part 1 Home Improvement Part 2 Full House

Using Stop Motion Animation in Math

So, I just couldn't help myself. After posting this on Twitter earlier today: "I wonder how using stop motion animation could be used in a math class. I would love seeing some short videos on dev. math and calculus.", I decided to take a look around the web for what I could find out on…

Maps and Mathematics

Just a couple of ideas that I think are interesting ways to approach the idea of using Maps to teach Mathematics. I really think that the Map Application is a good away to introduce ordered pairs because students have to find locations such as A1, B2, etc., where there is a distinct order. If you…