Category Archives: Interactive

Joyful Learning in the Early Years: A Tour

Posted on March 26, 2020 by racheljcrowell

With schools shutting down for weeks or the rest of the semester in response to COVID-19, many guardians are concerned about how to support or even direct their children’s education from home. This seems particularly true when the children are … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Enchantments: A Tour

Posted on February 7, 2020 by racheljcrowell

Mathematical Enchantments, or “Jim Propp’s math blog” is about “adventures in fantastic realms you can build inside your head.” The blog has been discussed a few times on this blog in recent years. Welcome to my tour of a few … Continue reading →

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A Tour of the Chalkdust Magazine Blog

Posted on December 23, 2019 by racheljcrowell

Chalkdust Magazine (“for the mathematically curious”) and the associated blog are a treat. Anna wrote a post last year in which she described the magazine as “filled with as much mathematical goodness as a fresh unopened box of Hagoromo “Fulltouch” chalk.” … Continue reading →

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Joining the 3D Printed Revolution

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

While browsing the math blogosphere on Twitter, I found myself diving into the wonderful 3D printing posts. Back in 2014, Evelyn Lamb wrote a post in this blog called “The Revolution Will Be 3D Printed”. Inspired by the title, I … Continue reading →

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Interactive Explorations of Hilbert Curves

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

One of the most famous and elegant constructions in mathematics is Hilbert’s space-filling curve. A nice description of Hilbert curves can be seen in Grant Sanderson’s (@3Blue1Brown) video “Hilbert’s Curves: Is Infinite Math Useful?” These curves have an impressive number … Continue reading →

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