Math by Subject

TED features Mathemagics

• Algebra

TED features Mathemagics

Maria Andersen 15 December 2007

This little 15-minute TedTalk, Arthur Benjamin races calculators from the audience doing the calculations in his head....

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African Fractals: A TedTalk about MATH!

• Algebra

African Fractals: A TedTalk about MATH!

Maria Andersen 3 December 2007

Ron Eglash has a wonderful newly posted Ted Talk on Fractals, he discusses: Cantor sets Helge von...

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Radioactive Decay

• Calculus

Radioactive Decay

Maria Andersen 30 November 2007

This Radioactive Decay Java applet can be found in the National Curve Bank. It was written by...

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Surfing Derivatives

• Calculus

Surfing Derivatives

Maria Andersen 27 November 2007

I was playing with a newly discovered website collection of applets tonight and I found this cute...

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Draw the function from the derivative graphs

• Calculus

Draw the function from the derivative graphs

Maria Andersen 14 November 2007

There is a great TEC module that comes with the Stewart Calculus text CD that has students...

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Activities for Algebra

• Active Learning in Math

Activities for Algebra

Maria Andersen 26 October 2007

I have always tried to teach algebra in a way that is understandable, interesting, and active. Although...

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Famous Curves Index

• Calculus

Famous Curves Index

Maria Andersen 23 October 2007

I found this nice website while looking around the website of a community college in Maine. The...

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Calculus Songs!

• Calculus

Calculus Songs!

Maria Andersen 15 October 2007

Don’t ask me how I find this stuff… but it sure is fun to discover what’s out...

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Progress in Technology is EXPONENTIAL

• College Algebra

Progress in Technology is EXPONENTIAL

Maria Andersen 12 October 2007

Today I am forwarding you on to Ray Kurzweil’s Ted Talk “How technology’s accelerating power will transform...

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