I’m a frequent admirer of how the forces of nature conspire to symmetry.
Challenge NYT
Math Quiz — NYT Learning Network
Through Math for America, I am part of an ongoing collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
Test Yourself Math — March 27, 2013
This question deals the new drivers’ licenses being manufactured in New York state, which are claimed to be “”virtually impossible to forge.” Approximately how much will each license cost the state?
Art Photography
Math Art: Suspended Solids
These are Martin Levin’s Platonic Solid sculptures , on display at the 2012 Bridges Math and Art Conference at Towson University.
Read more about the artist and his work here.
Teaching Testing
This is Still Not a Trig Function
An amazing discussion emerged the last time a purported trigonometric graph appeared on a NY state Regents exam. So I was very excited to see a trig graph on a January 2013 Regents exam.
So, is this a trig function?
Not quite!
Maybe next time.
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Challenge NYT
Math Quiz — NYT Learning Network
Through Math for America, I am part of an ongoing collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
Test Yourself Math — March 18, 2013
The question deals with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and the online test-proctoring companies that supervise student exams via webcam. How much could such a company make from a single MOOC?