okay okay, but this one is very funny (at least to me)… units are great 😀 http://xwhy.comicgenesis.com/d/20090921.html I remember marking papers and on NUMEROUS occasions a student would write down such a bizzarro answer it made me LOL in real life!! One of these days i’ll write a post dedicated to some of the hilarious …
6 x 9 = 42 Summation Tattoo Complicated formula tattoo Golden ratio tattoo Quadratic formula tattoo Silly math tattoo Determinant tattoo e^{i pi}+1 = 0 2^5 Tattoo e^{i pi}+1 = 0 0/1 Matrix Tattoo Physics Tattoo Physics Tattoo Knuckle Tattoo e^{i pi}+1 = 0 Numbers Tattoo Numbers Tattoo
Patricia Heaton (from the tv show “Everybody Loves Raymond”), has a hard time on one incredibly easy question for $50,000 for charity on the Millionaire 10th Anniversary Celebration. The question is: If a euro is worth $1.50, five euros is worth what?a) thirty quartersb) fifty dimesc) seventy nickelsd) ninety pennies After five minutes of struggling, …
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 …
Written by Clifford Pickover, The Math Book, covers 250 milestones in mathematics. It has information about the Fibonacci series, the Goldbach Conjecture, Benford’s Law, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, Newcomb’s Paradox, Tokarsky’s Unilluminable Room, discovery of pi, etc. Each two-page spread has an excellent story about a mathematical principle, discovery, puzzle, or person. You can find more …
The Math Book (tells the history of mathematics) Read More »
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