Category Archives: Technology & Math

The Oscars of Mathematics

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Juliettte Bruce

  Congratulations to Ian Agol for being awarded the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, the so-called, “Oscars of Science” and mathematics [1]! Tech entrepreneurs Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner created the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics in 2014 to, “Reward[s] significant discoveries across … Continue reading →

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Teaching Calculus: Two Handy Techniques

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Mohammed Kaabar

In my five years of teaching calculus, I’ve noticed that students often struggle with partial fractions and integration by parts. Therefore, here are two alternative methods I use that are faster and easier than the traditional methods that most authors … Continue reading →

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Bridging the Gap 2: Eine Kleine NachtMathematics

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Brian Katz

This time of year, a new crop of math majors are stepping off college campuses and into the next phases of their lives. Some go to industry, some into teaching, and some into graduate school. Along any of these paths, … Continue reading →

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i>Clicker

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Tyler Clark

In September, 2012, Laura Zirbel wrote a post about her experience with using i>Clickers in the classroom. I used to be very against i>Clickers. Oftentimes I found they were used solely as a means of determining attendance and not as … Continue reading →

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TeX Writer

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Tyler Clark

I like to use my iPad for a lot of tasks. I’ve written about taking notes on the iPad using Penultimate and the Jot Script. I found an app called TeX Writer. It is an app available for iOS, Android, and … Continue reading →

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