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Wild About Math

Making math fun and accessible.
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Author: Sol Leberman
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MMM #38: We have a winner!

Oct 30, 2009
Random.org selected Ken Lareau as the winner for MMM #38. Congratulations, Ken! Here’s what the problem was: Prove or disprove: The product of any four consecutive integers is always one less than a perfect square. Don’t assume the integers...

How much would you pay for a 146 year old Math book?

Oct 29, 2009
Every now and then I like to buy old Math books. I buy them on Ebay. Most of the books I buy are from the early 1900’s or the tail end of the 1800’s. Yesterday, I happened upon this book: Yes, it’s from 1863. Yes, I paid $6.50 for it and there was no...

'Dismantling the calculus pyramid' gets ton of views

Oct 29, 2009
A couple of days ago I posted a very brief article, Dismantling the calculus pyramid. The post has been seen 2,746 times, thanks mostly to being noticed by ‘timwiseman’ who posted a link to the article at Y Combinator Hacker News. The posting at Y...

Dismantling the calculus pyramid

Oct 27, 2009
Here’s a quick 3 minute TED video by Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin. The topic: Benjamin’s idea about how to change Math education. He makes the point that Math education is like a pyramid with all classes (e.g. algebra, geometry, trigonometry) building...

Review: Mythematics

Oct 13, 2009
From time to time a publisher offers me a review copy of a book. I always say yes unless I don’t think I’ll find something positive to say about the book. If, when I receive the book, I can’t find something good to say then I won’t review...


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  I am horrible at math and find this site to be incredibly useful with posts like "Impress your friends with mental math tricks." And no, I'm not doing it just to impress my (two) friends--this post actually gives readers some great ways to do arithmetic faster. I highly recommend this blog to those in need or wanting help with anything math related. Darcy
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