Maths is often dreaded as a subject by most of the students. Here is an attempt to simplify various topics in Mathematics and help reduce Maths Phobia.
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Interviews with Mathematicians about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics
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Conversations, explorations, conjectures solved and unsolved, mathematicians and beautiful mathematics. No math background required.
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NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education Learning with Leaders
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NCSM's Leadership in Mathematics Education Podcasts are published as part of the educational services NCSM provides members and visitors to the NCSM website -- http://mathedleadership.org NCSM - Where Mathematics Leaders Go To Learn
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Professor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations and argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
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History of mathematics research with iconoclastic madcap twists
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Hello!! My podcast will be about mathematics. The math that I will talk about is math 2 with the integrated mathematics textbook and work book. I will go over chapters 1-11 in this podcast.
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The following podcasts look at linear systems and the equation of a line
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Today, we will answer the life long question... "When will I ever use this math when I grow up?"
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Chapter 2: Numeration Systems and Sets (Billstein/Libeskind/Lott's A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, Eleventh Edition)
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The Severn Valley Railway is one of Britain's best known steam railways. Over much of its length, there is only a single track, with passing points at various points along the line. As with any commercial rail operation, the timetable needs to meet passenger needs and health and safety requirements. The five video tracks in this album follow the work of railway employees as they monitor and develop the service to suit passenger demand and ensure safety systems are in place. The material form ...
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The STEMCAST is a semi-monthly podcast released on Mondays. It is hosted by us, Jess and Elisabeth. We talk about anything, and everything, affecting us on our journey through engineering! We also offer terrible advice to students, scientists, researchers, (etc.) and pretty much anyone that asks about school.
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The Egyptians are known for being ahead of their time in comparison to some civilisations that came after them. This unit looks at how the Egyptians solved mathematical problems in everyday life and the technology they used. An understanding of this area has only been possible following the translation of the Rosetta Stone. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published ...
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This unit is aimed at teachers who wish to review how they go about the practice of teaching maths, those who are considering becoming maths teachers, or those who are studying maths courses and would like to understand more about the teaching process. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published in ePub 2.0.1 format, some feature such as audio, video and linked PDF ar ...
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Mathematical Philosophy - the application of logical and mathematical methods in philosophy - is about to experience a tremendous boom in various areas of philosophy. At the new Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, which is funded mostly by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, philosophical research will be carried out mathematically, that is, by means of methods that are very close to those used by the scientists. The purpose of doing philosophy in this way is not to reduce p ...
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Stop Overselling Mathematics
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Alon Amit, prolific Quora math answerer, argues that an honest representation of mathematical ideas is enough to spark interest in math. It's not necessary to exaggerate the role of math; the golden ratio does not drive the stock market, the solution of the Riemann hypothesis will not kill cryptography, and Grothendieck did not advance robotics. Hi…
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Number systems are an integral part of learning Mathematics and the knowledge of basic number systems is mandatory for all the students. Knowing about Integers is a very important step towards the higher learning of Mathematics and Science. #mathematicssimplified #mathisfun #experientiallearning #learningbydoing #numbersystems…
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Episode99-Katey Arrington and Brian Buckhalter, "What's Happening NCSM"
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Episode99-Katey Arrington and Brian Buckhalter, "What's Happening NCSM"NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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David J. Hand, "Dark Data: Why What You Don't Know Matters" (Princeton UP, 2020)
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There is no shortage of books on the growing impact of data collection and analysis on our societies, our cultures, and our everyday lives. David Hand's new book Dark Data: Why What You Don't Know Matters (Princeton University Press, 2020) is unique in this genre for its focus on those data that aren't collected or don't get analyzed. More than an …
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Number systems are an integral part of learning Mathematics and the knowledge of basic number systems is mandatory for all the higher learning.So let's keep on learning and understanding the basic ideas #mathematicssimplified#learningisfun#experientiallearning#learningbydoing
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Math for Kids: It's not a Spectator Sport
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Dave Cole, the author of the Math Kids series of books, talks about introducing kids to math as a fun challenge and puzzle beyond the rote memorization they've come to expect. Kids who like to read are enticed by puzzles and mysteries. Möbius strips, Pascal's triangle, and other concepts that are new to them, make them marvel, "Is this math?" They …
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Ann Johnson and Johannes Lenhard, "Cultures of Prediction: How Engineering and Science Evolve with Mathematical Tools" (MIT Press, 2024)
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A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction. The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replicable methods is a defining feature of the scientific endeavor, allowing engineers to determine whether a building …
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Paulina Rowinska, "Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers" (Pan Macmillan, 2024)
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How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers (Pan Macmillan, 2024), Dr Paulina Rowinska em…
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Episode98-Jenny Novak and Grace Anne McKay, "Breaking Barriers: NCSM's 56th Annual Conference Preview"
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Episode98-Jenny Novak and Grace Anne McKay, "Breaking Barriers: NCSM's 56th Annual Conference Preview"NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Number systems are integral part of learning Mathematics.There are many important number systems from where one number can be converted to another format using some important steps.Here's a simple process of this learning via an example.#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#experientiallearning#learningbydoing#numbersystems…
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David S. Richeson, "Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity" (Princeton UP, 2019)
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David S. Richeson's book Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity (Princeton University Press, 2019) is the fascinating story of the 2000 year quest to solve four of the most perplexing problems of antiquity: squaring the circle, duplicating the cube, trisecting the angle, and constructing regular …
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Neil Epstein, Associate Professor of Mathematics at George Mason University, introduces us to the fractions used by the ancient Egyptians, well before the Greeks and Romans. The Egyptian fractions all had a unit numerator. They could represent any fraction as a sum of unique unit fractions, a fact that was not proved until centuries later. These su…
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Episode97-Dr. Jamila Riser, Anthony Reid and Shellee Wong, "Math Marigolds"
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Episode97-Dr. Jamila Riser, Anthony Reid and Shellee Wong, "Math Marigolds"NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Thomas A. Garrity, "All the Math You Missed (But Need to Know for Graduate School)" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
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Graduate students in many programs besides mathematics will need to be familiar with the methods and results of a variety of mathematical topics. Just as importantly, these students will need to develop a level of mathematical maturity—how to think in broad strokes about the subject, how to study it, and even how to communicate their work. The gap …
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Learning Mathematics becomes fun when we have clarity about the basic concepts. Number systems in Mathematics are important tools for the higher learning.Conversion of one number system to another is an important concept.#Mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearning#numbersystems…
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Da Vinci's Math Teacher: Merging the Practical and Theoretical
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Jeanne Lazzarini joins us again to introduce us to the mathematician Luca Pacioli, whose views of numbers and shapes influenced Leonardo da Vinci, leading to a period of art and invention. His book, De Divina Proportione, is the only book ever illustrated by da Vinci. The Renaissance was a period when mathematicians studied art and artists studied …
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Kevin Lambert, "Symbols and Things: Material Mathematics in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2021)
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The stereotype of the solitary mathematician is widespread, but practicing users and producers of mathematics know well that our work depends heavily on our historical and contemporary fellow travelers. Yet we may not appreciate how our work also extends beyond us into our physical and societal environments. Kevin Lambert takes what might be a firs…
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Mathematics takes help from various types of Number systems. There has been an evolution in the mathematical world beginning from the number systems.Here's a small segment trying to help young learners about the Decimal numbers #mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearning
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Episode96-Christina Lincoln-Moore and Tashana Howse, "Iron Sharpens Iron: Black Womxn in Mathematics Education (BWXME) Speak "
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Episode96-Christina Lincoln-Moore and Tashana Howse, "Iron Sharpens Iron: Black Womxn in Mathematics Education (BWXME) Speak "NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Alon Amit, sharing the mathematical journey in Quora and Math Circles
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Alon Amit, probably the most prolific answerer of math questions on Quora, shares his reasons for his deep involvement. He seeks to share the journey, the exploration and stumbles of solving a problem. He's especially drawn to questions that will teach him things, even if he never completes the answer. He also shares his joy of problem solving with…
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Episode95-Dr. Jason Gauthier, "Coaching is Belief Work "
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Episode95-Dr. Jason Gauthier, "Coaching is Belief Work "NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Mathematical Identities have a great usage in solving questions and problems but students often find it difficult to differentiate between an identity and an equation. Here's an effort to get a simple segregation tool for this.Let's make the most of this important identification and simplify this for the students#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#lea…
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Too Much Math in the Schools? These Books Counter That Narrow View
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Lee Kraftchick continues his tour of books about math written for the non-mathematician like himself. We also can't let go of Gödel Escher Bach. Lee cites an opinion piece in the Washington Post, titled, "The Problem with Schools Today is Too Much Math," which gives a very narrow view of what math is. He counters it with a response (see theartofmat…
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Learning Mathematics can be fun if we understand and learn Algebraic Identities. These Identities have a variety of usage in the mathematical world . Here's a good beginning. Let's keep our journey full of fun and activities#mathisfun#mathematicssimplified#learningbydoing#experientiallearning
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Episode94-NCSM Fellows, "Sharing the NCSM Fellows Program "NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Ismar Volić, "Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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What's the best way to determine what most voters want when multiple candidates are running? What's the fairest way to allocate legislative seats to different constituencies? What's the least distorted way to draw voting districts? Not the way we do things now. Democracy is mathematical to its very foundations. Yet most of the methods in use are a …
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Books for the Mathematical Tourist
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Lee Kraftchick discusses some of his favorite books for non-mathematicians to explore the breadth of mathematics. These books range from very old to current. Some discuss beautiful proofs, whether math is invented or discovered, and how to think. Lee and Carol agree on the number one greatest book for mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike. Se…
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Episode93-Dr. Jackie Murawska and Dr. Sean Nank, "Igniting Change through Empathetic Storytelling "
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Episode93-Dr. Jackie Murawska and Dr. Sean Nank, "Igniting Change through Empathetic Storytelling "NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Reflecting on Kaleidoscopes
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Jeanne Lazzarini talks about kaleidoscopes and the mathematics that makes them work. This "beautiful form watcher" uses the laws of reflection to make ever-changing repeated symmetries. The use of more mirrors, rectangles, cylinders or pyramids create even more complex patterns.
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ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS - PRODUCT OF POLYNOMIALS
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Understanding algebra and its nuances is something every mathematics student wishes for . Let's work on getting there with the wonderful world of Algebra opening up. Keep learning by doing because that's the perfect way of understanding the concepts and applying them in real life situations.#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearning#mathematic…
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Episode92-Dr. Katey Arrington and Dr. Brian Buckhalter, "A Holiday Message"NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Did Copernicus steal ideas from Islamic astronomers?
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Copernicus’s planetary models contain elements also found in the works of late medieval Islamic astronomers associated with the Maragha School, including the Tusi couple and Ibn al-Shatir’s models for the Moon and Mercury. On this basis many historians have concluded that Copernicus must have gotten his hands on these Maragha ideas somehow or other…
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Meet the young Davidson Fellowship winners
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Ethan Zhao and Edward Yu are the winners in mathematics of the prestigious Davidson Fellow Scholarships, awarded based on projects completed by students under 18. Ethan's project was on learning models and Edward's was on combinatorics. It was math contests and the MIT Primes program that gave them the background to do original research in high sch…
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Episode91-Dr. Paul Gray and Dr. Cory Bennett, "Supporting All Students Through Flexible Grouping Practices"
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Episode91-Dr. Paul Gray and Dr. Cory Bennett, "Supporting All Students Through Flexible Grouping Practices"NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Algebraic expressions involve polynomials for which students struggle to find out the zeros. Here are some tips to find the zeros of polynomials in different types.#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearning
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Gödel's Incompleteness, Fundamental Truths, and Reasoning in Math and Law
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Lawyer Lee Kraftchick discusses the search for truth and basic principles in the legal community and the surprising parallels and similarities with the same search in the math community. Mathematical and legal arguments follow a similar structure. Even the backwards way an argument is created is the same.…
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Taking an exam is always a cause of concern and anxiety for students all around the world, more so when the exam is Mathematics.Preparation for the exam always involves regular hardwork and consistent effortsHere are a few simple tips to prepare well for a Mathematics exam.#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearning…
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Algebraic expressions involve polynomials. Degree of polynomial is an important thing to be understood so that we can build up the theory further.#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearningofmathematics
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Episode90-Lateefah Id-Deen, "Call People In, Not Call People Out"
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Episode90-Lateefah Id-Deen, "Call People In, Not Call People Out"NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
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Lee Kraftchick, a lawyer with a math degree, discusses some of the surprising parallels between the fields. Math is used directly to make statistical arguments to rule out random chance as a cause. He gives examples from his experience in redistricting and affirmative action. Math is used indirectly in legal reasoning from what is known to justifie…
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Understanding Algebraic expressions is a great way of learning mathematics. In this episode we have discussed about the Like and Unlike terms in an Algebraic Expression.Keep learning one step at a time and you will be doing great.#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#experientiallearning
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A Better Way to Buy Books
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Bookshop.org is an online book retailer that donates more than 80% of its profits to independent bookstores. Launched in 2020, Bookshop.org has already raised more than $27,000,000. In this interview, Andy Hunter, founder and CEO discusses his journey to creating one of the most revolutionary new organizations in the book world. Bookshop has found …
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Episode89-Maya Garcia, "Impact at Scale: Collaborating for a Thriving STEM Teacher Workforce"
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Barbara Sattler, "The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought: Foundations in Logic, Method, and Mathematics" (Cambridge UP, 2020)
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Barbara M. Sattler's book The Concept of Motion in Ancient Greek Thought: Foundations in Logic, Method, and Mathematics (Cambridge UP, 2020) examines the birth of the scientific understanding of motion. It investigates which logical tools and methodological principles had to be in place to give a consistent account of motion, and which mathematical…
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Algebra is a broad topic that sometimes baffles students. Here is an attempt to make things simple and easy to understand.Learning about Algebraic expressions is the first step towards understanding basic Algebra#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing
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Lawrence Goldman, "Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse numerical data. Victorians and Numbers: Statistics and Society in Nineteenth Cent…
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Jeanne Lazzarini looks for math in the real world and finds the Fibonacci sequence and the closely related Golden Ratio. These appear as we examine plants, bees, rabbits, flowers, fruit, and the human body. These natural patterns and pleasing symmetries find their way into the arts. Does nature understand math better than we do?…
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Algebra is one of the basic tools in Mathematics to help students , but, it is often dreaded by students. To make things easier for the learning community, here is the latest episode simplifying the basic principles of algebra#mathematicssimplified#mathisfun#learningbydoing#learningalgebra
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Milo Beckman, "Math Without Numbers" (Dutton, 2020)
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One of the questions I am often asked is exactly what do mathematicians do. The short answer is that they look at different mathematical structures, try to deduce their properties, and think about how they might apply to the real world. Math Without Numbers (Dutton, 2020) does a wonderful job of explaining what mathematical structures are, and does…
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