The following page has been making the internet rounds. It’s titled sex advice from mathematicians. Here is one such quote from the page: “What’s the best way to pick up a mathematician? It depends on the mathematician. As you would expect, mathematicians vary across the full spectrum of personalities. The stereotypical mathematician is shy, so …
People love to cheat at math for some reason (laziness? lack of understanding? failure to get help?)… anyways, here are some math cheat sheets you can use from different websites: The first one is about algebra, it has 23 pages filled with formulas: Algebra Notes The next one is much shorter about algebra again (4 …
Dick Lipton wrote a great post over at Gödel’s Lost Letter and P=NP. In his Sept 27th post he talked about surprises in mathematics. In one of his sections he gives three examples of where mathematicians “accepted” a false proof. Sometimes this happens and it might be dozens of years until someone realizes a mistake …
Hunch.com is a decision-making tool that gets smarter the more you use it! It was created by a bunch of c.s. / math nerds who have a background in machine learning. What is Hunch? Hunch is a new way to help people make all kinds of decisions: Where should I go on vacation? What kind …
Yesterdays Spiked Math Comic: And I agree with the 360 post, Xi-over-Xi-bar would be the coolest fraction ever!
I thought it would be fun to create a video on “How to play strimko.” It’s just like Sudoku but more fun!! Hopefully the creators over at strimko.com don’t mind me posting it on Youtube ^_^ You can view the video here (and you can play the fun game at strimko.com).
Twenty Questions is a popular game which encourages deductive reasoning. Usually, one person is chosen to be the answerer. That person chooses a subject but does not reveal this to the others. All other players are questioners. They each take turns asking a question which can be answered with a simple “Yes” or “No”. Lying …
This is a list of some of my favorite math blogs that I keep an eye on. 360 A Mathematics Study Log with Musings and Views BetterExplained Casting Out Nines Conceptis addict Concerns of Young Mathematicians Continuities f(t) God Plays Dice Good Math, Bad Math jd2718 Let’s play math! Math Concepts Explained Walking Randomly