Category: Mathematics
Approaching Standards For Mathematics Assessment
by James Loesch It is acknowledged that the typical mathematics curriculum of a generation ago emphasized teaching facts, standard procedures, and skills to groups of passive recipients. In the last decade, a more integrated, child-centered curriculum presented to more active, participating students has emerged in response to deteriorating public confidence in the quality of American […]
Mathematics of the Honeycomb (Part 1 of 2)
The elegance of the honeycomb was not fully appreciated until modern mathematical methods were applied. A case history in scientific method and bionics. Video Rating: 4 / 5
What can mathematics say about liquid crystals? – Professor Sir John Ball FRS FRSE
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yjYe_o-NBs&fs=1&rel=0] Liquid crystals represent a vast and diverse class of materials which are intermediate between isotropic liquids and crystalline solids. Liquid crystal order…
Is math discovered or invented? – Jeff Dekofsky
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-math-discovered-or-invented-jeff-dekofsky Would mathematics exist if people didn’t? Did we create mathematical…
Mathematics – Co-ordinate and Transformation Geometry II: Rotation in the Cartesian Plane
This is the 3rd lesson in the series, “Co-ordinate and Transformation Geometry II.” This lesson reviews how to predict and describe how the co-ordinates of a… Introductory video of Discrete Mathematics: Foundation for Computer Science Course by Dimik Computing School. The course will be conducted online and in Bang… Video Rating: 4 / 5