In honor of the passing of two consecutive Isosceles Triangle Days (11/11/12 and 11/12/12), let us revisit an old favorite: which of these triangles is more equilateral?
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I greatly enjoyed being a part of Shecky Rieman’s interview series at Math-Frolic!
http://math-frolic.blogspot.com/2012/10/patrick-honner-of-mrhonner.html
Shecky asked a number of thoughtful questions which were fun for me to ponder and respond to, including questions about my take on the “Is Algebra Necessary?” debate and my series of posts on the quality of New York State Regents exams.
There series also includes interviews with other interesting figures in math and math education, like James Grime, John Golden, and Sol Lederman.
Thanks to Shecky for putting together such a nice series!
I will be running workshops for students at the upcoming TIME 2000 conference at Queens College.
This conference showcases the TIME 2000 program at Queen’s College, which supports undergraduate students in studying mathematics and math education. Renowned math educator Dan Meyer will be giving the keynote address.
The conference is Friday, November 16th, and is open to high school students who are considering mathematics education as a possible career.
I’ve never seen a trigonometric warning sign before, but it makes a good point!
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
Test Yourself Math — October 31, 2012
This question deals with the NYC marathon. At $216 per entrant, how much revenue does the marathon generate from registrations?