David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Nov 28, 2009, 7:43 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Nov 6, 2009, 4:15 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Nov 5, 2009, 4:42 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Nov 4, 2009, 3:29 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Oct 21, 2009, 4:05 pm
Buy this Persian Geometry design on a PiFactory tee-shirt THE PRINCIPAL of my school has bravely initiated a discussion about whether or not D and F grades should be used by teachers. The argument go...
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Oct 18, 2009, 4:14 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Oct 16, 2009, 9:39 am
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Jul 10, 2009, 10:25 pm

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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Jul 4, 2009, 6:50 am
Buy this Mathematicians have Great Powers PiFactory tee-shirt The use of IT in the math classroom raises implications for pedagogy in the math classroom. This brief discusses the purpose of math edu...
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Jun 30, 2009, 11:33 am
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Dec 29, 2008, 3:59 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Dec 20, 2008, 9:16 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Dec 14, 2008, 5:14 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Dec 4, 2008, 1:27 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Nov 2, 2008, 10:48 pm
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David W. posted an article on The PiFactory blog - Oct 18, 2008, 4:23 pm
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