Thursday, May 13, 2010

Math Education in the Real World

Here is a nice talk... "students come pre-installed with viruses..."








Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Future of the Lecture?

Here is a link that I found interesting regarding the future of education.

A Parody of the Future of Education




It is worth thinking about.

Monday, February 15, 2010

CAUTION: Multiplication before addition or subtraction.

Be aware that "they" like to dangle addition or subtraction in front of us like follows:

5 - 2(x + 7) = 11

It is very much tempting to subtract 5 - 2, isn't it? DO NOT DO IT... the order of operations requires that we multiply (or distribute) before subtraction. The solution follows:

Screen Capture

Use the Snipping Tool in Windows Vista for quick and easy screen captures. It is included, so to find it click the Start menu and type "snipping" in the search box.

Here is a link to more detailed instructions.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Solving Linear Equations

Another video posted on YouTube. It seems that YouTube is more mobile friendly than blip. Here is another video test.

Stop Motion Tutorial

This is my first attempt at a stop motion video tutorial. Just a test really. I am solving a linear equation that happens to be an identity.