Posted in Mathematics, Technology on October 9th, 2006 1 Comment »
I had a lot of fun a few years back preparing a module and a talk for a regional Mathematics and Science teachers conference at WTAMU. In fact, this year was the first in several years that I did not prepare a talk for this particular conference. I am already preparing one for next year [...]
Posted in Mathematics on October 9th, 2006 2 Comments »
JediWPMConcentrate (Windows) If any of you read Lifehacker you saw this come up last week. There was apparently a little “toy” application (WPM Tray) that would track your typing speed down in the system tray. It would display your current typing rate in words per minute. I’m not exactly sure what time span [...]
Posted in Math Blunders on October 9th, 2006 5 Comments »
I didn’t think I fit into the typical category of an absent minded professor. Perhaps those that know me will disagree. However, today, I proved myself wrong. I realized just a few minutes ago that I taught my entire Intermediate Algebra class with my sweater vest on inside out.
I blame [...]
Posted in Mathematics on October 9th, 2006 1 Comment »
I thought I’d throw out a simple little problem that intrigued me and led me off on a wild goose chase. In the end, I got almost none of my intended work done before class, while I was exploring all sorts of problems of perimeters of overlapping figures.
PROBLEM:
Pairs of identical rectanglular strips, each [...]