UPDATE: The contest has ended. The winner was John Carroz of Bellevue, WA. Congratulations, John! To enter, the TI-Nspire contest page on Tech Powered Math’s Facebook page. Back when I did the Math Blaster giveaway, I promised everyone I was going to make an effort to do more contest giveaways. Today, I’m continuing what I hope will become a monthly trend. For the next few weeks, I’ll be accepting entries for a TI-Nspire giveaway.
Happy Pi Day! This week’s infographic takes a look at visualizing the number pi from a variety of angles.
A last minute scheduling change means that I will be in Chicago for Texas Instruments’ T3 International Conference this weekend. While I don’t know all that I’ll be doing at the conference, my contacts at TI have shared with me a couple of interesting items to report in advance of my arrival in Chicago. Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik First, TI has secured a major star to attend the conference.
It’s time for another edition of Infographic Thursdays. Today’s topic: Why are students majoring in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)? As always, your comments are on this topic are encouraged below the graphic.
For the foreseeable future, I’m planning a new segment called “Infographic Thursdays,” where I post an infographic on a topic related to math, education, technology, or some combination of the three. Today, the graphic is on Apple’s iBooks vs. traditional paper textbooks, and as you’ll see, there is some question as to the economics that Apple is claiming. Incidentally, I’ve only started looking into Apple’s iBooks. Whether it lives up to Apple’s claims of economics may be up for a debate, but at a minimum, Apple is once again leading a debate about where technology is headed.
As it is once again math competition season in my part of the world, I thought it would be nice to do a post on graphing calculators and mathematics competitions. While I realize this post may only appeal to a small segments of my readers, it is something I’m passionate about, and it may be helpful for new math team coaches out there. I do feel as though I can speak from a position of some authority on this subject.
Because nothing says “I Love You” like a graph, the guys over at A Better Calculator (Desmos) have developed a way for you to send a Valentine to your loved one via their online graphing calculator. I’ve already sent one off to my wife, who will no doubt laugh at what a dork I am (while probably melting just a little inside as well). It’s only here for a short time, so check it out here.
Amazing infographic from OnlineEducation.net. I’d love to hear all of your thoughts. Can Apple save education? And how do other technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Wolfram, etc., fit into the equation. This is an important conversation. Please comment below and share this post with your friends who care about the future of education.
UPDATE: The contest has ended. The random.org random number generator selected Marianna Ballard as the winner. Congratulations, Marianna! Thanks to everyone who entered. I am planning to make contests a more regular part of Tech Powered Math, so be sure to follow on Facebook or Twitter to stay up to date on my giveaways. I recently reviewed MathBlaster.com and was incredibly impressed by the scope and variety of the games as well as the professional polish and fun factor.
I’ve been thinking about the technologies that pushed the way we use and learn mathematics forward the most over the history of man. Here are my picks for the top 10 in the order they were invented. I’m not a historian, so take it for what it’s worth, and I’ll warn you that I almost entirely relied on Wikipedia for historical information. In other words, this is not a research paper.
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