Volume 10, Number 2

10 January 2005 Vol. 10, No. 2 THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS Portion Distortion | Innovate | Sudoku PORTION DISTORTION http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/ How do the portions served in today's fast food restaurants compare to those available 20 years ago? Take the "Portion Distortion" quizzes to learn exactly how much portions have "super sized," as well as the amount of physical activity required to burn off the extra calories provided by today's portions. Also, download "Portion Distortion" slides as PowerPoint, PDF, or text, and read about the differences between portions and servings. This site is part of the National Institutes of Health's Obesity Education Initiative. In addition, the NIH offers a Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- INNOVATE http://innovateonline.info The second issue of the peer-reviewed, bimonthly e-journal Innovate includes these articles: - Strategies for Using Information Technology to Improve Institutional Performance: An Interview with William H. Graves - Designing Instructional Articles in Online Courses for Adult Learners - Beyond PowerPoint: Visual Presentation Tools for Online Learning - Incorporating a Rich Media Presentation Format into a Lecture-Based Course Structure - Escaping the Comparison Trap: Evaluating Online Learning on Its Own Terms - Guidelines for Establishing Interactivity in Online Courses - New Horizons for Learning: An Interview with Dee Dickinson James L. Morrison, Editor-in-Chief, invites you to "do more than simply read. Use the journal's one-button features to comment on articles, share material with colleagues and friends, and participate in Innovate-Live webcasts and discussion forums. Join us in exploring the best uses of technology to improve the ways we think, learn, and live." Innovate is published as a public service by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- SUDOKU http://www.sudoku.com/ Different from a magic square, this puzzle created by Pappocom, aka Wayne Gould, requires no arithmetic, only reasoning and logic to deduce which digit to put where. The goal is to fill in the 9x9 grid so that every row, every column, and each of the nine 3x3 boxes contains the digits 1 through 9. Links on the site include: - Download the Sudoku shareware for the PC - Tips - Solutions - Contest -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum @ Drexel http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/discussions/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors Donations http://www.drexel.edu/ia/mathforum/ Ask Dr. Math Books http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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