this used to be easy
October 31, 2008 in Carnival
The 42nd Carnival of Mathematics has been up for a week at The Endeavor but somehow I only went looking for it today.
October 29, 2008 in Links
“The Most Misunderstood Subject”, in the Underground.Leading a Math Circle at f(t).
October 28, 2008 in Links
Summing an arithmetic series, by JD (and commenters).A student likes Lang’s Algebra. Now I’ve seen everything.Competitors prefer efficient methods: “stacking” at Lefty’s.
October 24, 2008 in Links
Alexandre (micromath) Borovik has started a new blog called Save The London Mathematical Society.Calculus: The Musical! is coming to Columbus according to today’s e-mail.
October 22, 2008 in Links
The Washington Post is running a series about Math Ed. The single piece I’ve looked at so far had some thoughtful and well-written comments. I’ll be back. (Spotted at GPD).
October 17, 2008 in Links
Riemann bubbles at Halfway There.Dan Meyer on Math and “Web 2.0” (dy/dan).“Pi: A Wrap-Up” (J. Armstrong).
October 15, 2008 in Links
Michael Lugo on Rubik’s group.
October 14, 2008 in Carnival
The 41st Carnival of Mathematics, at 360.
October 10, 2008 in Links
“Scarsdale adopts Singapore Math” (KTM again).The beginning of a series by a pseudonymous search committee member, at YMN.An update on major math-ed journals by Reidar Mosvold.“Differential Cryptanalysis”, by Mark C-C.Terry Tao notices a piece today in the NYT about disincentives for girls to study maths.
October 7, 2008 in Links
JD’s outlook on teaching math.Some critical thinking about “Everyday Mathematics” (KTM).
W'press login.Alas, gmail.Carmen.Buckeye Link.
More mathy stuff by me:Lectures Without Words (drawings mostly)Community College Calculus (S '09)Math 148: Precalculus (W '09)Listserv posts:amte (11/98—8/00)math-teach (6/05—11/06)
the livingston review 