NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions Preview

Link here
I admit (even though this is supposedly “much-anticipated“) I’m not sure what advantages this reference has over existing ones, like Mathworld.

Article on Decline of Math Ability Contains Bad Math

Fun times to be had by all!
Commentary from the Guardian on a thinktank’s article on the decline of mathematics in the UK:
Unfortunately, in any case, even this aspect of their report may be marred by simple errors in applied arithmetic. The thinktank is worried that the loss of A-level mathematicians has resulted in lost earnings [...]

Tree House Lesson (w/ Most Nifty Part)

So, I survived the first week of my summer program.
It’s called an Algebra Academy and it is for incoming 9th graders. (They still act like 8th graders.) It’s a mixture of mathematics, science, and engineering, culminating in a contest with several other schools using bottle rockets.
Today’s lesson I didn’t write myself, but it included a [...]

Biaxial Entertainingness Scatterplot

Apologies on being quiet lately, I’ve been busy prepping a summer program. To compensate, I bring you
Jearl’s Totally Subjective Biaxial Entertainingness Scatterplot
I imagine it might be difficult/entertaining to get students to understand the difference between “awesome” and “good”.