In the Mood for Some Recreational 'Math'?
Saturday December 30, 2006
Have a little fun with Kaprekar's Constant. You can take any four-digit number and re-arrange the digits in decreasing order. (All digits MUST be different.) Then, take the number and ... Read More
Pascal's Patterns
Thursday December 28, 2006
Interesting that we name the famous Pascal Triangle after Blaise Pascal, when in fact, the Chinese were investigating this triangle many years before Pascal did. In fact Pascal's Triangle was ... Read More
Boxing Day!
Tuesday December 26, 2006
Did you get that TI-84 Plus graphing calculator you asked for this Christmas? If not, you'll want to watch for those great Boxing Day sales. The TI-84 Plus has ... Read More
Taking in Some Professional Reading over the Holidays?
Sunday December 24, 2006
Although we call it holidays, I'm always surprised at how many people use holiday time for 'catch up' time and try to improve their knowledge in certain subject areas. If ... Read More
Math in Baby Steps
Thursday December 21, 2006
Can babies actually count at the age of 7 or 8 months of age? Research indicates that they probably can. Babies are much more capable of learning than we ever ... Read More
Derivative Formulas
Tuesday December 19, 2006
I love having quick and handy access to formulas that I tend to forget. Cheat sheets so to speak, but then again how can a formula sheet be a cheat ... Read More
Some Tutoring Help Over The Holidays
Sunday December 17, 2006
Today you can find a tutor to meet your every need and close proximity doesn't necessarily mean anything anymore. Tutors today will help you by phone, email, Messenger, AOL, chatlines, ... Read More
Those Fascinating Platonic Solids!
Thursday December 14, 2006
The 5 platonic solids are polyhedra with regular polygon faces, the faces and vertices are identical. They are often referred to as perfectly symmetrical polyhedra. Each platonic solid obeys the ... Read More
Some Christmas Math Ideas
Tuesday December 12, 2006
Let's integrate math with Christmas and see if we can spark some additional learning!
Try using Pascal's Triangle to determine how many gifts the 'True Love' got on the 12 days ... Read More
Christmas Tree Math Stumper
Saturday December 9, 2006
Trick them into learning with this Christmas Tree math stumper. If you make math fun, chances are they'll keep learning. This math stumper is also in PDF format for quick ... Read More
Christmas Shopping for the 'Mathie'
Tuesday December 5, 2006
Not sure what to buy your favorite student this Christmas? How about some great math resources? Here's a listing of some worthwile picks that might just delight those hard to ... Read More
Parallelogram Fun
Saturday December 2, 2006
Have you ever noticed what happens if you cut any parallelogram in half? What do you get? Does it work every time? A great self-discovery activity for kids is to ... Read More