This is the arithmetic portion of the MIT Entrance exam from 1869:
http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/exam/arithmetic.html
Since it’s hosted by the MIT libraries website, I assume it’s authentic. I wonder if examinees were allowed to use graphing calculators on this exam?
Be sure to check out the English section also. I hope you know who Count Bismark is!
The next time you are in Germany, make sure to get yourself down to Bonn to check out the Calculator Museum. Or, you can just visit their website.
http://www.arithmeum.uni-bonn.de/en/home/
The museum is closed on Montags.
I’m not exactly sure what a Theutometer is, but it seems to be available in their giftshop, and I would gladly accept it as a holiday gift.
Visualisation Magazine, which seems to specialize in Data Representation and Information Graphics, is holding a homemade, handmade Infographic Contest.
The contest is apparently open to anyone, and the publishers are emphasizing handmade techniques. The winner will make the cover of the next volume of their magazine. I leafed through their volume on Circles (screenshot above) and there were some good looking infographics in there.
There is a flickr group set up for submissions, which you can check out here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/vismaghandmadecontest.
Here are my nominees for the 2010 Edublog Awards. (The Edublog Awards Homepage)
Best individual blog: James Stanton (http://www.jamestanton.com/)
Best teacher blog: James Stanton (http://www.jamestanton.com/)
Best Individual Tweeter: republicofmath (http://republicofmath.wordpress.com/)
Best resource sharing blog: NYT Learning Network (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/)
Best group blog: NYT Learning Network (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/)
Thanks to WolframAlpha, you can easily compute a wealth of nutritional information based on your Thanksgiving intake!
This hypothetical 1129-calorie dinner plate above is not intended to be an accurate representation of my typical Thanksgiving meal. Indeed, this is not even an accurate representation of my first serving at a typical Thanksgiving dinner. These hypothetical portions are meant to be used for educational purposes only.