MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 1, 2008 - No. 66 As you browse the catalog, please take a moment to rate a resource, comment on it, review it -- start a new discussion, or join an existing conversation! ***FEATURED TPOW tPoW: Heads and Tails http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tpow/51091/ Craig Russell How many times do you have to flip a coin to get at least one head and one tail? ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Wolfram Mathematica Player http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/17933/ Wolfram Research Inc. Mathematica Player uses the unique capabilities of Mathematica to display notebooks and to run fully interactive Demonstrations from The Wolfram Demonstrations Project or Education Portal, as well as other interactive notebooks converted for use with Player. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Pan Balance - Shapes (Fixed Values) http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/50958/ NCTM Illuminations This double pan balance, created for use by participants in the PreK-2 Algebra E-Workshop, is a special version of the Pan Balance - Shapes applet. It uses numbers that are friendly for primary classrooms. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Transformation Golf http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/51057/ Maths Online Use the various transformation tools to "break par" as you play miniature golf on a 9-hole course. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: PEEI http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/50201/ Giacomo Lorenzoni The program PEEI v.2.0.0.0 calculates a numerical solution of systems of partial differential equations. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Wolfram Mathematica Online Integrator http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/50629/ Mathematica Use Mathematica's integration function free online. Includes instructions for entering mathematics in standard Mathematica format. ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Possible tPoW for this tool http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?&do=m&thread=___disc_50958_g-1 Lillian explains, "I'm thinking about how to write a tPoW to use this tool, and would like some help deciding on a question to use." ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Lesson plans in statistics using Fantasy Football? http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?&do=m&thread=ps__h_lesson__g-1 magnus asks, "Any ideas on lessons that could be interweaved into Fantasy Football?" CHECK OUT THE MATH TOOLS SITE: Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Register http://mathforum.org/mathtools/register.html Discussions http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html Research Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ Developers Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/developers/ Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ \`. .--------------.___________) \ |//////////////|___________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum @ Drexel -- 1 August 2008