From @joshgiesbrecht , fantastic web app from Google. Blockly is a web-based programming environment that allows you to export the code as Python, Javascript, Dart (anyone outside of google use this??), or XML (wow ugly code). Blockly was just released a … Continue reading
Move The Turtle. The “game” portion of this app is pretty simple, but it comes with a programming interface which is very easy to get into. Fun stuff. After 10 minutes of tweaking:
Timon Piccini has been kicking ass at this math blogging thing for a while now. Here’s part of his take on Dan Meyer’s 101qs site: Over at Dan’s site people have been discussing these last set of questions and we … Continue reading
Interesting read. My biggest concerns about the math test relate to the fact that much of what is assessed is math that – and I think I’m safe saying this – most of us will never use again (how many … Continue reading
From Car Talk. A teenage boy smitten with a teenage girl in his high school freshman class, made his feelings known. Overjoyed at finding them reciprocated, he took pen knife to a young hard wood in the vicinity and carved … Continue reading
The estimated payout for the MegaMillions Lottery on Friday is $476,000,000, the highest payout ever for MegaMillions. Does it make mathematical sense to buy a ticket today? From the How To Play website: Interesting stat in the news article that … Continue reading
I’ve been coaching hockey and teaching math for around 8 years. I thoroughly enjoy the contrast of the two positions. But I’ve slowly noticed that there are many strategies in one job that carry over to the other. Here are … Continue reading
Follow-up to 25 billion apps. Our class calculated that the app store would hit 25 billion on Friday at 11pm eastern. The contest is over, but the press release didn’t say when it finished. The 25 billionth app downloaded, Where’s My Water? Free, was … Continue reading
While putting away the bowls, I noticed some nice limaçons and cardioids made from the refraction of light. Video of the changing shape – Limaçons For more info: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cardioid.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardioid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(optics) http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Limacon.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limacon
Well? Live link: http://www.apple.com/itunes/25-billion-app-countdown/ For those (geeks) looking for more detail on how the rate is determined, you might be able to find the rate in the somewhat obfusticated javascript file found here: http://images.apple.com/global/scripts/downloadcounter.js