Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Nov 15, 2009, 5:13 pm
I’m almost finished putting up the first week of the new “Quick and Dirty Multiplication” Math Mojo course. In the meantime, a few people have asked me to get to work on a “Qu...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Nov 8, 2009, 9:47 pm
There was a wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal today about mathematics in the former Soviet Union. It is worth reading for anyone interested in finding out a little about the inner beauty of...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Oct 23, 2009, 6:39 am
This will not have much to do with math, but a lot to do with mojo. One of my heros, Soupy Sales, died yesterday. Click here to view the embedded video. Soupy was a comedian, who hosted a children&...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Oct 21, 2009, 5:43 pm
How could I have missed it? Or almost have missed it. Today is Martin Gardner’s 95th birthday. Who is Martin Gardner, you ask? I’m glad you asked that question! You can read more about...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Oct 15, 2009, 6:26 pm
Here’s a dilemma for a lot of parents and other people who are trying to teach their kids math: The methods that many people use are far superior to the standard algorithms taught in elementary...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Oct 12, 2009, 12:09 pm
I was poking around some old files on my computer this morning, and came across something I’d scanned from our local newspaper back in 2002. It’s just one of the reasons schools need work...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 26, 2009, 3:20 pm
... that in a forthcoming course.) The only problems I’ve ever had teaching second-graders or above any Math Mojo stuff has been because of what you mention in the next paragraph – some...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 21, 2009, 12:05 pm
The Math Mojo Chronicles have been down for the weekend due to some technical problems . It’s nice to be back online. Although the site’s been down, I’ve been writing posts all week...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 19, 2009, 11:14 am
There was a brilliant article by Alfie Kohn published in the New York Times, September 14, 2009: It stresses what I call “respect for the mind” of young people. Kohn’s writings are...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 13, 2009, 11:12 pm
Galileo supervises the construction of the wood shed Note: I am posting this as a lesson to help you understand part of a discussion in the Sept. 2009 issue of The Math Mojo Monthly (”Comes out...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 12, 2009, 5:43 pm
... much effort for me to remember the abject terror I had of these things back when I was a kid, although it was a long, long time ago – back in the days before Micheal Jackson had a solo car...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 5, 2009, 4:15 pm
I’d written a piece about the names of the division symbol at the Math Mojo site. You can visit it at Names of the Division Sign. Recently a reader wrote in with the following question: Hi. I ...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Sep 4, 2009, 2:21 pm
This post was prompted by a comment made on a recent post. The post was about writing out numbers with “and.” Please read that post in order to understand this one. A commenter wrote in what I co...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Aug 30, 2009, 4:30 pm
Photo: Hari Bilalic BORING!!! A reader asked: I hate math! No matter how much I try to like it, I just can’t. It just bores me to death, which makes me uninterested in it, which makes me bad at...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Aug 22, 2009, 10:29 am
A lot of people have trouble with math. At least the kind of math that’s taught in schools. Although there are many dedicated math teachers who are very competent, most elementary schools do not...
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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Jul 27, 2009, 4:04 pm

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Mathmojo posted an article on The Math Mojo Chronicles - Jul 25, 2009, 5:08 pm
My wife and I will celebrate our tenth anniversary (my god she must be a patient woman!) on the 27th of August 2009, the day Mars will be largest to our eyes. Hotcha! (I’ll write a post about th...
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Mathmojo posted an article on Mathmojo's Xanga Site - Nov 26, 2008, 7:54 pm
I've been working on new material for the http://mathmojo.com/chronicles. Putting together a podcast that I'd like to be able to deliver for free, or cheap, to everyone in the world who would ...
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Mathmojo posted an article on Mathmojo's Xanga Site - Nov 26, 2008, 7:41 pm
Total newbie at this. I could use some hints or votes of confidence. Please leave a comment to boost my morale.
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Mathmojo posted an article on Mathmojo's Xanga Site - Nov 26, 2008, 7:41 pm
Total newbie at this. I could use some hints or votes of confidence. Please leave a comment to boost my morale.
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Mathmojo posted an article on Mathmojo's Xanga Site - Nov 26, 2008, 7:16 pm
Xanga newbie here, willing to learn. If you've got any hints or can boost my morale, leave a comment
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Mathmojo posted an article on Mathmojo's Xanga Site - Nov 26, 2008, 7:16 pm
Xanga newbie here, willing to learn. If you've got any hints or can boost my morale, leave a comment
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