MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - January 29, 2013 - No. 116 ***IAS/PCMI APPLICATIONS http://pcmi.ias.edu/program-sstp/2013 Reminder: apply by Thursday, January 31st, to attend the 2013 Summer Session of IAS/PCMI, the Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI) of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). This three-week residential program takes place in Park City, Utah, from June 30 - July 20, 2013. The Math Forum hosts information on PCMI's K-12 programs here, including SSTP working sites dating back to 2001: http://mathforum.org/pcmi/ ***2013 MATHEMATICS GAME http://mathforum.org/yeargames/ The 2013 Year Game challenges students to write expressions for each of the counting numbers 1 through 100, using the digits in the year 2013, standard operations, and grouping symbols. View the rules, worksheet, and manipulatives for 2013 now before submitting your own solutions, which we'll start displaying on February 1, 2013. \|/ ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Would love feedback on our free online math editor http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?&do=m&thread=_____dev-109 mathicando writes, "We recently launched our website and are in the process of getting feedback and letting people know about Mathicando.com." ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Geom-e-Tree resources on line http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?&do=m&thread=___disc_188553_g-1 moduality announces, "Be sure to check out geom-e-tree.com for links to a YouTube tutorial, a FAQ, a set of patterns to Explore, and a 'For the Math-Minded' page." ***FEATURED DISCUSSION Using iPad apps in the classroom http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html?&do=m&thread=___disc_133734_g-1 Suzanne asks "Are you using math apps on iPads or other mobile devices with your students?" ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: TeaCat http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/194355/ Roeland Maes TeaCat is a dynamic mathematical application for experimenting with and practicing systems of equations, matrices, derivatives, integrals, and more. \|/ NOTE: Jill Britton discovered that zipped versions of the following three resources by Jacobo Bulaevsky had been stored on-line in 2006. She was able to download them using Web Archive, reconstruct them -- and bring them back online through her College's server. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Base 10 Blocks http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/194358/ Jacobo Bulaevsky This program consists of a panel of three different block sizes representing 1 unit, 10 units, and 100 units. Click on them to move, rotate, break, and glue the blocks to do all types of arithmetic (and even extended to algebraic) operations. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Pattern Blocks http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/194359/ Jacobo Bulaevsky This program familiarizes you with different shapes, their relations, and their proportions. By rotating them, you can also get a good feel for their symmetry. But the real purpose behind the program is to learn and practice fractions. ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Fractals: An Introductory Lesson http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/194360/ Jacobo Bulaevsky The purpose of this lesson is to learn very simple methods to construct fractals, to do and practice some math, to appreciate the beauty of fractals, and finally to have fun with math. The lesson includes several Java applets for hands-on construction and interaction with simple fractals. \|/ As you browse the catalog, please take a moment to rate a resource, comment on it, review it -- join an existing conversation, or start a new discussion! 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 Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ Twitter Feed http://mathforum.org/pd/twitter.html Blogs http://mathforum.org/blogs/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/themathforumatdrexel Community http://mathforum.org/community/ \`. .--------------.___________) \ |//////////////|___________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum @ Drexel -- 29 January 2013