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Newsletter: Math Forum Internet News No. 18.1 (4 Jan 13)
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4 January, 2013 Vol. 18, No. 1
THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS
100th Day of School At Right Angles | Archives of American Mathematics
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100TH DAY OF SCHOOL
http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.100.html
In the coming weeks, many students will be attending school for the 100th day this school year.
The 100th Day can be a lot of fun -- and a teachable moment! Counting up to 100 for the 100th day of school gives teachers many special opportunities to investigate place value.
The discussions and links to Web resources found in the FAQ provide many ideas to make your 100th Day a memorable experience for your students.
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Now taking place: math education conversation of the day
"While on his death bed, the brilliant Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan cryptically wrote down functions he said came to him in dreams. Now 100 years later, researchers say they've proved he was right. 'We've solved the problems from his last mysterious letters. For people who work in this area of math, the problem has been open for 90 years,' Emory University mathematician Ken Ono said."
- Jai, posted to the sci.math discussion
http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=2426402
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AT RIGHT ANGLES
http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/registration-form-download-math-magazine-issue-2
Enter a name and address to freely download the 8Mb December issue of At Right Angles, which features pedagogy and technology articles on
- how to approach problem solving in geometry - using a spreadsheet to explore the Monty Hall problem - the role of open-ended questioning in classroom teaching - the axiomatic basis of origami, and an unexpected construction possible under the rules of paper folding - pitfalls in the teaching of the method of induction - exploring constructivism
This Indian publication's second issue came out during the country's "national year of mathematics" and the 125th birthday of Ramanujan. The article entitled "A math connect across the centuries" claims that Ramanujan likely discovered an algebraic identity that led him to a result in Euclidean geometry -- a topic that rarely appears in his notebooks.
The inaugural edition of At Right Angles introduced math portfolios, math clubs, and a visual way to teach the birthday paradox. Download the June issue and other joint publications of the Azim Premji University from
http://www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/content/publications
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Now taking place: math education conversation of the day
"A simple math puzzle: This year, 2013, all the digits of the year are different. When was the last time we had a year like this? (It's been a while. For our students -- and even for some teachers -- this is the first year in their lifetimes that a year has had all digits different.)" - Evan, posted to the secondary (grades 9-12) discussion group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State
http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7957135
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ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN MATHEMATICS
http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math.php
The Archives of American Mathematics "collects, preserves, and provides access to the records of American mathematicians and mathematical organizations for use by historians, mathematicians, educators, and others interested in the history and development of mathematics." Online highlights of this archival repository, housed in the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History of the University of Texas at Austin (UT), include
- the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) Gallery http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_smsg_gallery.php - films featuring Max Beberman teaching a series titled "Teaching High School Mathematics," made by the University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics in the 1960s http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/dmr_result_beberman.php?collection=e_mb - photographs from the papers of a UT alumnus and early student of R. L. Moore http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_lubben_gallery.php
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An archive of all the Math Forum newsletters and directions for subscribing can be found at http://mathforum.org/electronic.newsletter/ <head> <title>The Math Forum Internet News</title> </head> <body> <table width="800" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td height="105" background="http://mathforum.org/electronic.newsletter/images/all_top.gif"> <div align="left"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="4%" height="72"> </td> <td width="45%"> </td> <td width="46%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="30" height="26"> </td> <td><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>4 January, 2013</strong></font></td> <td><div align="right"><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Volume 18 No. 1</strong></font></div></td> <td width="30"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td height="297" background="http://mathforum.org/electronic.newsletter/images/all_columns.gif"> <table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table width="605" border="0" align="right" cellpadding="11" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="135" valign="top">
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<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">100th Day of School</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At Right Angles</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Archives of American Mathematics</font></p>
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<center> <table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td width=40> </td> <td> <p align="center"> <font color="#000000" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> If you prefer to receive a text-only version, please send a note to <a href="http://mathforum.org/electronic.newsletter/mfin.faq.html#feedback">the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors</a> and we will subscribe you to that list.<br> You can also subscribe via <a href="http://mathforum.org/kb/rss/rssmessages.jsp?forumID=212">RSS feed</a>. </font> </p><hr> <p> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><strong> <font color="#003399">100th Day of School</font> </strong> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.100.html">http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.100.html</a> </p> <p> In the coming weeks, many students will be attending school for the 100th day this school year. </p> <p> The 100th Day can be a lot of fun — and a teachable moment! Counting up to 100 for the 100th day of school gives teachers many special opportunities to investigate place value. </p> <p> The discussions and links to Web resources found in the FAQ provide many ideas to make your 100th Day a memorable experience for your students. </p> </font></p>
<hr> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <p align=center> <dl> <dt> <i><font color="#003399">Now taking place: math education conversation of the day</font></i> <p> <dt> "While on his death bed, the brilliant Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan cryptically wrote down functions he said came to him in dreams. Now 100 years later, researchers say they've proved he was right. 'We've solved the problems from his last mysterious letters. For people who work in this area of math, the problem has been open for 90 years,' Emory University mathematician Ken Ono said." <dd> - Jai, posted to the sci.math discussion <dd> <a href="http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=2426402">http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=2426402</a> </dl> </p> </font></p> <hr>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><strong><font color="#003399">At Right Angles</font></strong></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/registration-form-download-math-magazine-issue-2">http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/registration-form-</a><br><a href="http://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/registration-form-download-math-magazine-issue-2">download-math-magazine-issue-2</a> </p> <p> Enter a name and address to freely download the 8Mb December issue of At Right Angles, which features pedagogy and technology articles on </p> <ul> <li> how to approach problem solving in geometry </li> <li> using a spreadsheet to explore the Monty Hall problem </li> <li> the role of open-ended questioning in classroom teaching </li> <li> the axiomatic basis of origami, and an unexpected construction possible under the rules of paper folding </li> <li> pitfalls in the teaching of the method of induction </li> <li> exploring constructivism </li> </ul> <p> This Indian publication's second issue came out during the country's "national year of mathematics" and the 125th birthday of Ramanujan. The article entitled "A math connect across the centuries" claims that Ramanujan likely discovered an algebraic identity that led him to a result in Euclidean geometry — a topic that rarely appears in his notebooks. </p> <p> The inaugural edition of At Right Angles introduced math portfolios, math clubs, and a visual way to teach the birthday paradox. Download the June issue and other joint publications of the Azim Premji University from </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/content/publications">http://www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/content/publications</a></p> </font></p>
<hr> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <p align=center> <dl> <dt> <i><font color="#003399">Now taking place: math education conversation of the day</font></i> <p> <dt> "A simple math puzzle: This year, 2013, all the digits of the year are different. When was the last time we had a year like this? (It's been a while. For our students — and even for some teachers — this is the first year in their lifetimes that a year has had all digits different.)" <dd> - Evan, posted to the secondary (grades 9-12) discussion group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State <dd> <a href="http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7957135">http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7957135</a> </p> </font></p> </dl> <hr>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><strong><font color="#003399">Archives of American Mathematics</font></strong></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math.php">http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math.php</a> </p> <p> The Archives of American Mathematics "collects, preserves, and provides access to the records of American mathematicians and mathematical organizations for use by historians, mathematicians, educators, and others interested in the history and development of mathematics." Online highlights of this archival repository, housed in the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History of the University of Texas at Austin (UT), include </p> <ul> <li> the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) Gallery <br> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_smsg_gallery.php">http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/</a><br> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_smsg_gallery.php">math_smsg_gallery.php</a> </li> <li> films featuring Max Beberman teaching a series titled "Teaching High School Mathematics," made by the University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics in the 1960s <br> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/dmr_result_beberman.php?collection=e_mb">http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/</a><br> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/dmr_result_beberman.php?collection=e_mb">dmr_result_beberman.php?collection=e_mb</a> </li> <li> photographs from the papers of a UT alumnus and early student of R. L. Moore <br> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_lubben_gallery.php">http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/</a><br> <a href="http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_lubben_gallery.php">math_lubben_gallery.php</a> </li> </ul> </font></p>
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