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The BIG List of Calculator Words 23 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
// ]]> Ah yes, I remember my very first calculator I had. I bought it when I was in grade school, and it cost me about 50 bucks – that was a LOT of money back in the 70’s (lol – I guess I am showing...
Prime Number Days in 2013 7 Aug 2013 | 06:44 am
// ]]> 2013 is a great year for prime numbers. I have been periodically checking days in 2013 to see if they were prime, and then noting it on the Facebook page if they were. I have been kicking my...
Continuum 2 for Windows 9 Jul 2013 | 07:51 am
I’m on a roll! I just finished the Windows version of Continuum 2. It is a little different than the first as far as game play is concerned. It still has some math-related themes, and has eight le...
Continuum for Windows 1 Jul 2013 | 07:04 am
Some time ago, I wrote a flash game called Continuum that was very much like Breakout, but it also had some “mathy” things – for example, fractals and golden rectangles. I have told people before tha...
Casting Out Nines 5 Apr 2013 | 07:37 am
I thought that now would be a good time to introduce a very useful math trick. Why is it a good time? Well, because at the time of this writing, many of you are getting ready to get down and do yo...
POP Quiz – A Fun Math Test! 14 Mar 2013 | 06:15 am
Is there such thing as a fun math test? I suppose the ones that I took that I knew I had aced were sort of fun, but I never did look forward to any test – or quiz for that matter. No – I take that b...
Space Mystery Magic Trick 31 Jan 2013 | 08:34 am
A Math Magic Trick This is a great trick just for the sake of performing great tricks. BUT – it is also a great way for teachers and parents to make algebra interesting to kids! I’ll save the alge...
Prime Number Tricks 4 Jan 2013 | 08:06 am
One topic that I was introduced to in my elementary school days was the set of prime numbers. I was given the standard definition of prime numbers that I was to commit to memory, and the composite-pr...
Square-Off Math Game 30 Nov 2012 | 07:57 am
A Fun Math Game for Kids and Adults It’a hard to come up with something that is math related and is something that kids will enjoy. As a matter of fact, it is nearly impossible! I’ve seen many math ...
The Easy Peasy Binomial Expansion Trick 16 Oct 2012 | 06:42 am
In a previous post, I showed you how to use Pascal’s triangle to quickly expand binomial equations. There is another math trick that will help you to expand binomials fast. No – it is not the now ...
