


21 March 2005 Vol. 10, No. 12
THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS
NCTM Annual Meeting - Meet the Math Forum Staff
MathSite | Bilingual Mathematics Dictionary
NCTM ANNUAL MEETING - MEET THE MATH FORUM STAFF - BOOTH 448
http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2005/
Are you planning to visit Anaheim in April to attend the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 83rd Annual
Meeting? Meet the Math Forum staff in the Exhibit Hall at
Booth 448 and learn more about:
- Active Problem Library Memberships
- Problem of the Week Mentoring Programs
- Ask Dr. Math
- Math Tools
- Online mentoring opportunities for teacher education
Take Dr. Math with you! Purchase your copy of:
- Dr. Math Gets You Ready for Algebra
- Dr. Math Explains Algebra
- Dr. Math Introduces Geometry
- Dr. Math Presents More Geometry
Enter our drawing to win a prize, and solve a Problem of
the Day for a chance to win a Math Forum t-shirt with our
spiffy new logo!
Plan to attend one of our sessions:
Thursday 12:30 - 1:30
Session 230: Frustrated by Searching the Internet for
Teaching Resources? We Can Help!
Steve Risberg and Claire Mead
Thursday 3:00 - 4:30
Session 355: Math Forum @ Drexel tPoW: Using Technology
to Help Students Solve Problems
Suzanne Alejandre and Cynthia Lanius
Thursday 3:00 - 4:30
Session 372: Sketchpad and More, Using the Math Tools
Digital Library
Annie Fetter
Friday 9:30 - 10:30
Session 520: Virtual Math Teams: Studying
Collaborative Problem-Solving Online
Steve Weimar and Johann Sarmiento
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MATHSITE - David Gale
http://mathsite.math.berkeley.edu/main.html
MathSite is an interactive source for seeing, hearing, and
doing mathematics. It currently features two exhibits:
Pure Math: Dissecting Triangles and Squares
Puzzles
Polygons
Proof
Other Polygons
Central Symmetry
Pythagorean Dissection
History, Hilbert, Dehn
Impossibility Theorem
Applied Math: Sorting Bricks and Sticks
Heaviest Brick
Longest Stick
Brick Tournament
Free Sort
Brick Insertion
Stick Insertion
Middle Brick Insertion
Middle Stick Insertion
Median Brick
Median Stick
Quick Sort
Quick Sticksort
The site offers links to download the required Flash and
Java plug-ins.
MathSite's Shockwave Intro provides quick, illustrated
answers to the questions
What is Mathematics?
What is Pure Mathematics?
What is Applied Mathematics?
http://mathsite.math.berkeley.edu/intro.html
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BILINGUAL MATHEMATICS DICTIONARY
DICCIONARIO BILINGUE DE MATEMATICAS
http://nw.pima.edu/dmeeks/spandict/
This English-Spanish dictionary alphabetically lists English
terms with their corresponding Spanish translations. Compiled
by Norman Koch and Denise Meeks, Pima Community College
(Tucson, Arizona), its entries range from "abacus" (el abaco)
to "zone" (la zona).
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