A Big List of Interesting Mathematics Bo...
The following is a list of 46 interesting math books that were released in 2011.
As some of you know, I run a service called Any New Books?, which emails you a list of new books that are related to the categories of your choice each week. For the most part I pulled this list from the weekly staff picks there...
Start Your Own Blog About Mathematics...
We don’t usually include off-topic posts here, but I feel this may interest some of our readers, plus it’s a shameless plug as well.
If you’ve always wanted to start your own technical blog, perhaps about a mathematical or scientific topic, but never got around to do it or failed to attract a...
What are the odds? Flipping 10 heads in ...
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08 20th, 2011 |
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singingbanana released an interesting video about the odds of flipping 10 heads in a row. It is basic probability and the video is entertaining enough to warrant sharing it with your friends, regardless of their mathematical...
When Will I Use Math?...
There is a new online initiative called We Use Math, which is meant to address and answer one of the most common questions that high school students have: when am I ever going to use math in the real world?
The idea behind this project is to motivate students to pursue mathematics-based careers, by helping...
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Teaching Prime Numbers to Children...
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03 16th, 2011 |
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The other day I received a math book that’s geared towards children. It’s called “You Can Count On Monsters” (USA | UK | Canada) by Professor Richard Evan Schwartz. This mathematics book is unconventional in the sense that it’s mostly comprised of drawings, with relatively few words or formulas....
Drexel University launches Financial Edu...
The following is a guest post by Stephen Weimar (Director of the Math Forum) and Valerie Klein (Professional Collaboration Leader) from Drexel University.
Recent economic hardships have demonstrated that the understanding of financial and mathematical basics is critical in keeping this country afloat. Too...
30 Great Math Books as Recommended by Ou...
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02 10th, 2011 |
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A couple of days ago we asked you to tell us about your favorite math book. Now that the results are in, we must say that while some titles were expected, there are quite a few surprises as well. Quite frankly we were blown away by the great list of math books we compiled with your input.
Listed in the order...
What’s your favorite math book?...
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02 8th, 2011 |
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Let’s do a small experiment. I’m not sure what the outcome will be, but definitely think it’s worth a shot no matter what. Using this link you can fill out a form and let us know about one great math book you’ve read and loved. It can be a textbook, a popular science book, or even a mathematical...
Developing Math Intuition...
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01 13th, 2011 |
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Today Kalid Azad released a premium edition of his well-received Math Better Explained ebook.
This brand new edition (available for a limited time for just $47) boasts a screencast for each of the 12 chapters in the book, as well as a 3-part interview about developing your mathematical intuition with Scott H...
