My latest contribution to the New York Times Learning Network is a collection of teaching and learning ideas that use the New York Times to explore leap year and other calendar oddities.
The activities include day-of-the-week calculations, alternate calendar conventions, days and years on other planets, and reflections on the value of one extra day.
In short, there are plenty of ways to make the most of this quadrennial event!
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:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/test-yourself-math-feb-27-2012/
This problem is based on the unlikely emergence of basketball star Jeremy Lin. How unlikely was his inaugural 7-game winning streak?
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:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/test-yourself-math-jan-30-2012/
This question is based on the late Joe Paterno’s record for major college football victories by a head coach. How many years would it take for a contemporary to catch him?
My latest contribution to the New York Times Learning Network is a collection of teaching and learning ideas that use New York Times resources to explore the mathematics of elections.
The ideas cover both primary and presidential elections, and involve polling, demographics, campaign finance, and even a little graph theory!
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:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/test-yourself-math-jan-25-2012/
This question is based on the rising number of weight-loss surgeries performed each year in the U.S. How many are being performed on patients under 21 years of age?