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:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/test-yourself-math-dec-1-2010/
This problem was based on estimating and comparing the yearly salaries of union workers who in Pennsylvania who recently agreed to restructure their contracts.
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:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/test-yourself-math-nov-17-2010/
This question was based on a new world record in computational speed set by a Chinese supercomputer. We’ve officially fallen behind
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:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/test-yourself-math-nov-10-2010/
I was excited to bring the principle of Inclusion and Exclusion to one of these Times problem, even if it is a simple example.
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:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/test-yourself-math-nov-1-2010/
This problem was based on an article about the ever-increasing income inequality in the U.S.
I am very excited to have my first Lesson Plan published by the New York Times Learning Network. I wrote a mathematics lesson built around profiling the upcoming presidenital election, using data and analysis from Nate Silver’s 538 Blog at the Times.
The lesson is titled “Predicting the Vote: Analyzing Election Data”, and can be found here:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/predicting-the-vote-analyzing-election-data/
Trying to write a lesson plan for general use was much more challenging than I imagined, but it was an interesting and educational experience for me. Hopefully it will produce some interesting educational experiences for others.