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Extractions: This Internet project provides an understanding in the graphing of linear equations at the algebra 1 level. There are illustrated, interactive lessons covering the basic concepts that range from plotting ordered pairs to solving systems of equations. A pop-up scientific calculator is available at the site. The Plotter can plot functions, differentials and integrals, including trigonometric functions. This site is useful for algebra, trigonometry or calculus homework. Shockwave is required. How cool is this? You will find not only fun puzzles with solutions but how to MAKE some of those puzzles. Enjoy the visual creativity of geometry at this site full of puzzles, optical illusions, tessellations, tangrams, and math curiosities. For spaghetti lovers, dont miss the pasta as edible geometry section with over 100 images of different pasta shapes. The site is also available in French and Italian. While not in a fancy layout, this collection of puzzles will keep you thinking for hours with the many types of mind benders to ponder. There are math specific topics like arithmetic, geometry, logic, and probability, but there are also interesting language equations (12 = S of the Z), decisions (Monty Hall type questions), and even the way to win at Hi-Q. Solutions are provided for each type of puzzle. (Solution: 12 Signs of the Zodiac)
Math.com Homeschooling Additional Resources for teaching math at home from The Math Forum. back to top Offers Algebra 2, Advanced Math, calculus, and Directed Studies. http://www.math.com/parents/homeschool.html
Extractions: Suggestions, ideas for a curriculum, teaching tips, and general advice about teaching math at home from the Homeschool Information Library. Natural Math . Natural Math is a way of teaching math that emphasizes student thinking and initiative over memorization of skills. Homeschool Fun . Ideas for integrating math into everyday activities. Multiplication at Home . A step-by-step plan for teaching multiplication. Rethinking Middle School/High School Math.
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Extractions: The above is a copy of Don's watercolor painting of The Nautilus shell; it is Don's logo. The shell is beautiful, its shape a mathematical curve, and can be obtained from Shell World, at seashellworld . Also see the equation for the shell making a spiral IES java applet making a Nautilus, Xah Lee's work on spirals (and other curves) and student work on the growth of the Nautilus (chapter 6), and comparing the Spirals of the Nautilus shell, the Fibonacci numbers, and the Equal Tempered Chromatic Music Scale WELCOME ! Refreshing insights into the learning and doing of some important mathematics, by young people (while doing lots of arithmetic, using many hands-on materials, science to math activities, and the non-trivial use of calculators and computers) for children, as well as adults. Don assumes only that a student can count. Try sample problems from Don's books by chapter! Don does best when you buy his books "Calculus By and For Young People (ages 7, yes 7 and up)" and "Calculus By and For Young People-Worksheets"
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Math Forum: Teacher2Teacher - Browse Browse Pre-calculus Date of thread s last activity 30 November 2003. Teaching Sequences and Series to 11th graders Teaching sequence and series to http://mathforum.org/t2t/browse/branch.taco?topic_child=precalc
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Extractions: Teaching and Professional Activities I believe in the church of baseball. I've tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I've worshiped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms and Isadora Duncan . I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic's rosary and there are 108 stiches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn't work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there's no guilt in baseball. And it's never boring...... It's a long season and you gotta trust it. I've tried 'em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball. (Annie Savoy, opening soliloquy in the movie Bull Durham) That's pretty much the way I feel about mathematics and teaching. I love to work to understand mathematics and then try to clarify and explain it to others. There's nothing else I care to do, day after day, year after year not fish, not ski, not train dogs, not travel, not loaf nothing! The hardest thing about teaching is laying back, keeping my mouth shut. The most important things a teacher can do are to set contexts, provide motivation and applications, and, above all, to ask (not just answer) the right provocative questions.
Math Fun A math resource page for teachers and students with links, activities, Teaching Kids to Count is Fine, but Teaching them What Counts is Best Bod http://www.oops.bizland.com/mathfun.htm
Innovative Teaching - Math 2001 There are five activities specifically on Math and chocolate making, as well as a section Find More Great Resources at the Innovative Teaching Website http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/math2001.htm
Extractions: Let's see what we can do for your staff! There is always a demand for new and different Math sites, and this annual edition of the newsletter is always much anticipated. Math covers such a range of topics there's always something new and different to explore. If you're looking for previous Math site recommendations, check out http://surfaquarium.com/news.htm - there are lots of classic sites there. Thanks to Jerry Blumengarten for his in put on our Math edition - I'm always glad to hear from subscribers who would like to cast their votes for favorite sites on a topic. We have a baker's dozen of recommended links this week! My thoughts and prayers go out to the citizens of Manhattan and Arlington as I write this morning. The worldwide composition of our I.T. newsletter membership is important to me, but even more important today. As educators we have a unique opportunity in society to teach cooperation, tolerance and understanding to all children. As we proceed in our work,then, let us be firm in the conviction that one day all the peoples of the Earth will live in integrity and justice and peace.
Resources For Teaching Complex Analysis Mapping Properties of Complexvalued Functions In this activity students use The amplitwist principle is the complex analog of the calculus idea of http://faculty.gvsu.edu/fishbacp/complex/complex.htm
Extractions: Created using F(z) for Windows This web site contains resources for individuals teaching an introductory, undergraduate course in complex variables. Over the years I've tried to create a series of activities, F(z) files, and Maple worksheets that can be used to create an active classroom learning atmosphere that replicates what I do in my calculus classes and that gives meaning to the various concepts from complex analysis. [Activities] [ F(z) Programs] [Links to other sites] [Bibliography] You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view most of these activities. Euler's Identity, the Complex Exponential, and the Polar Form, Revisited This is a brief activity in which students derive Euler's identity using Taylor series. They then plot a partial sum of the resulting series for as a vector using the tip to tail method of vector addition. A "spraling in" of the vectors illustrates the convergence of the series. Adapted from Visual Complex Analysis Mapping Properties of Complex-valued Functions In this activity students use F(z) and work in small groups to investigate mapping properties of various functions. Each group is given a particular function and a particular set of domains and is asked a series of questions that focus on mapping properties and that seek to compare and contrast properties of the function with its real counterpart. Each group then presents its findings to the rest of the class in the computer lab.
Year-by-Year Activities Second year students typically serve as teaching assistants, with this activity taking the place of one course each semester. http://www.math.upenn.edu/grad/gradseq.html
Extractions: Ph.D. students Fully-supported Ph.D. students ordinarily receive a fellowship in their first year, during which they have no teaching responsibilities and may take four courses. Upon arrival in the Ph.D. program , new students take the Masters Preliminary Exam on key undergraduate mathematics; this serves as a placement exam. Those who pass the exam ordinarily take the beginning Ph.D. level courses in algebra (Math 602/603), analysis (Math 608/609), geometry-topology (Math 600/601), and an elective. (Exception: Those who enter with a more advanced background have an opportunity to place out of the beginning courses, and instead to move on to more advanced courses.) Those students who do not pass the Masters Preliminary Exam upon arrival will ordinarily take the Masters Proseminar (Math 504/505), and possibly one or more of the masters level courses in algebra (Math 502/503), analysis (Math 509/509), and geometry-topology (Math 500/501), instead of the corresponding 600-level courses. These students need to pass the prelim by the end of their first year, to demonstrate their ability to move on to more advanced material. Students whose native language is not English need to demonstrate their ability to communicate in English, during their first year. Those who cannot do so satisfactorily upon entry will take a special course in their first semester, designed to help them improve their English communication skills. Demonstrating this ability in the first year fulfills one of the two language requirements, in the case of non-native English speakers.
Mathematics WWW Virtual Library [FSU Math] o, Computing Technology for Math Excellence K12 math and calculus resources Helpful for teaching and learning many different math and science concepts. http://www.math.fsu.edu/Virtual/index.php?f=4
