Link: Learning through Problem Solving
May 6, 2011, 12:00 amGreat post from John Scammell walking through a how-to for “wcydwt” (what can you do with this) or “ltps” (learning through problem solving). Can we just call it great teaching?
Learning Through Problem Solving Process
1. Present the problem.
- The problem is best presented using a multime...
Link: SBG… Why?
May 3, 2011, 12:00 amGreat post from Terie Engelbrecht:
1) I do it so students can focus on learning, not points or effort.
2) I do it for students who take longer to make their own meaning; those same students that often get plowed under in the points-chasing game school often is.
3) I do it for students who may...
IcoSoKu
May 3, 2011, 12:00 amFrom the brilliant(?) minds at vat19.com, I present to you, the IcoSoKu:
Just thousands, that’s it?
In my list of mathematical strengths probability does not appear, but there are: 12 unique numbers (vertices of an icosahedron), so 12! = 479,001,600 ways to arrange them. But because of t...
Car Talk Puzzler: In Search for Bogus Coins
April 28, 2011, 12:00 amIn Search of the Bogus Coins
RAY: We have seven stacks of coins, each with 100 coins. Real coins weigh ten grams, and phony coins weigh 11 grams. We’re going to weigh the coins on an analytic scale, which works just like your average bathroom scale – but it’s accurate to within a tenth of a gram...
Math Pic: Westminster Abbey
April 27, 2011, 12:00 amLooking up at the ceiling of Westminster Abbey in Henry VII’s Lady Chapel.
No questions, just thought it was cool.
Robert Larson 800-2875 Center Finder
April 26, 2011, 12:00 amNeat: (from Make: Online)
If you’ve ever struggled to locate the center of a circular plate or a piece of round stock using a ruler or a square, you know it can be a tricky proposition.
But this cleverly-designed gauge from Robert Larson Woodworking Tools makes short work of the job, and...
Math Pic: Radiator Design
April 26, 2011, 12:00 amThese awesome heating radiators were in the flat (apartment) that we stayed in.
I want to make one more. How much pipe do I need to bring to the bending machine?
Math Pics: Underground Carriages
April 25, 2011, 12:00 amThe following is the first of a few pictures that I took while on spring break in London.
This is a flyer that is talking about the improvements to the London Underground. The Summer Olympics are coming next summer, so they are trying to increase the capacity.
So, how many carriages per train a...
Sterling
April 19, 2011, 12:00 am
Math Photos: Cliffs of Moher
April 15, 2011, 12:00 amAlright, last Ireland photo for a while (p1 and p2).
If O’Brien’s tower is 22 ft tall, how tall are the Cliffs of Moher? The most useful (is it?) topic in math: proportions.
