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Math Basics: Order of Operations, Precedence, and Tricky Brainteasers
The Order of Operations and Precedence, Explained in a Brainteaser In my personal Facebook feed a few days ago, I saw this gem: If you can’t see the image, the brainteaser asks the following question: ‘What’s 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 – 1 + 1 …
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Tagged math, order of operations, precedence
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A Passion for Math
Today I would like to introduce you to Murray Bourne, an Australian who lives in Singapore. I recently became aware of his squareCircleZ blog, browsed through it a bit, then couldn’t stop! Actually, his blog is only one piece of a larger web presence – Interactive Mathematics (IntMath.com) – a great resource for everyone interested in learning math. There’s even …
Posted in Meet the Mathcad Users
Tagged computer algebra system, education, interview, learning, math, math software, mathematics, resources, school, students, teaching
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Meet the Mathcad Users: The Florida DOT Structures Group
Next in the series of our ‘Meet the Mathcad Users’ (see what Eva had to say last time) is the staff from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Structures Design Office. Thanks to modern-day luxuries and technology, interviews can be conducted in myriad ways. For this one, I traded a few email messages with some folks over at FDOT, and …
I Stumbled Upon Some Math Today…
… and I recently stumbled upon a blog with this very tagline — the Math Encounters Blog by Mark Biegert. It’s full of stories of everyday math – such as “Magic Number Analysis – ‘Money Factor’ in Auto Leasing” or “Designing a stairway for my cabin” – and many of them involve Mathcad. Of course, I immediately thought of pulling …
The Physics of Santa and His Reindeer
For me, there is still one more workday ahead, but some of you may already be on vacation as of today or tomorrow. Before I happily close my office door from the outside to celebrate a traditional German Christmas with my beloved ones, I would like to wish all of our readers a Happy and Peaceful Holiday Season. I look …
The Math in Beer Brewing
Today I have read an article in Popular Mechanics featuring the Top 10 Home Brew Beer Recipes. Being a native of a country that is famous for its brewing tradition (To those of you who don’t know me: I am German), this article naturally caught my attention. I don’t want to repeat the details of the article here, but I was surprised to …
Mathcad Learns from Rock Star Math Teachers
At risk of being a Bandwagon jumper…no, I am not going to apologize for giving Dan Meyer his props. I think that all professions must have a rock star and Dan has been at the top of the charts this year in mathematics education. For me, watching Dan Meyer’s TED Conference Presentation was incredibly energizing, perhaps more so because it …
Why Don’t My Students Love Mathcad As Much As I Do?
As September comes to a close college students all over the country are experiencing Mathcad for the first time in their physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and engineering classes. In this regard September 2010 is a noteworthy one within the Mathcad Education Program. The students’ widespread use of Twitter has given us a new perspective on their first experiences with Mathcad. …
