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Tag Archives: Constructions
Taking Ownership of Mathematical Ideas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2RPA1QehQ&w=420&h=315]
Of the many reasons that I chose to major in mathematics, perhaps the most compelling to me was this: Mathematics is beautiful. Yes, mathematics could be practical, but it was the sheer beauty of its proofs that left me awestruck. … Continue reading
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Tagged Constructions, Dynamic Data, Dynamic Geometry, Modeling, Problem Solving, Sketchpad, Videos
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Sketchpad––Yes, It Can!
Last week I ended my fall math conference touring schedule. It’s been a fun-filled road trip—in the span of two months I’ve been to all three NCTM regionals in Dallas, TX, Hartford, CT, and Chicago, IL, not to mention AMTNYS … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Core State Standards, Constructions, Dynamic Data, Dynamic Geometry, Fathom, Interactive Whiteboards, iPads, Modeling, Problem Solving, Sketchpad, Sketchpad Explorer, Standards for Mathematical Practice, TinkerPlots, Use Appropriate Tools Strategically, Videos
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“Figuring It Out” Is Where the Learning Happens
I often get asked the question when doing webinars, workshops, or professional development training, “is there a quick way to do that” with Sketchpad, TinkerPlots or Fathom? For example, last week we had a webinar on functions, and the question … Continue reading
Creating Origami Whirlpool Designs with Sketchpad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mmlKbGNXhM&w=480&h=360]
Tomoko Fuse is a Japanese origami artist whose designs are highly geometric. A Google search for her origami models reveals a plethora of boxes and intricate three-dimensional structures, many of which are folded from multiple sheets of paper and then … Continue reading
The Mathematics of Logos
As you may know, we created a new logo for Key using a circle and rotational animation to create a visual representation of pi. Karen Coe describes this in her post Branding Isn’t About Math. Are You Sure About That?, … Continue reading
Exploring Conic Sections with Sketchpad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9csTtUmKek&w=480&h=360]
As a student, I didn’t place conic sections on my list of favorite high school topics. The standard textbook treatment of the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola seemed uninspired. There were messy algebraic equations with multiple square roots. There was lots of … Continue reading
Branding isn’t about math. Are you sure about that?
At around Pi-hour on Friday afternoon we successfully launched our new website. The night before (the night of the big storm for Bay Area folks), Andres and I were out with a dear former colleague and I mentioned I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Constructions, Dynamic Geometry, Modeling, Sketchpad, Use Appropriate Tools Strategically, Videos
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Writing Mathematics with Sketchpad
In a recent blog post, Karen Coe referred to Conrad Wolfram’s opinion that programming is to mathematics what composition is to English. I’ve taught programming and written a lot of Sketchpad code, and I appreciate Wolfram’s analogy. In English class, … Continue reading
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Tagged Constructions, Dynamic Geometry, Fractals and Tessellations, Sketchpad, Software Development, Videos
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The key to everything around you is right in your pocket
“You won’t be carrying a calculator with you everywhere you go.” A friend of mine recalled his math teacher telling him that. I’m sure we’ve all heard this or even have said it before ourselves. However, this particular retelling came … Continue reading
Stunning Geometric Design Round-Up
Recently one of our beloved colleagues moved on, and we were left with a gap—who would post our updates and tidbits on Facebook? I volunteered to be our interim FB poster, and boy am I glad I did. I asked my … Continue reading
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