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Happy Tau Day 2011! The Pie is a Lie

by Noemi Twigg
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This is it, folks! It’s the first anniversary of Tau Day, the “time to celebrate and rejoice in all things mathematical and true.” Every year, geeks, nerds, and pie pi lovers celebrate Pi Day on March 14. Year in and year out, students learn the value of pi – both in theoretical and practical aspects. 3.1416… – who is not familiar with the number? Behind the scenes, however, there is another number that we must pay attention to. Earlier this year, I discovered the Tau Manifesto, courtesy of math goddess (I’ve taken the liberty to call her this) Vi Hart. She made a video explaining why Pi is wrong. Why Read more »

World Statistics Day 20.10.2010: Just Another Holiday?

by Noemi Twigg
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World Statistics Day 20.10.2010: Just Another Holiday?

Hey, it’s time for another holiday!  I woke up this morning to my Facebook feed cluttered with people greeting each other “Happy World Statistics Day!”  To be honest with you, I would rather NOT celebrate this holiday.  I will never claim to be good at math (friends will attest to that) but I can hold my own (my university grades will at least back me up).  When it comes to statistics, however, I was – and am – a total failure.  Still, just because I don’t like a subject, it doesn’t mean we can’t feature it here on ForeverGeek, right?  After all, I am sure that there are many stat Read more »

Some "Useful" Venn Diagrams

by Noemi Twigg
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Some "Useful" Venn Diagrams

Who doesn’t love Venn diagrams? They’ve always had a way of making concepts easier to understand. I suppose this is true for most visual learners. It seems that countless other people have found a better use for Venn diagrams – to make your work day more bearable. Take that diagram up there (via Next Round). It’s been making the rounds for some time now and I am not certain that it’s accurate, but it sure will take your mind off whatever’s bothering you! At the very least, you’ll be assessing your social aptitude (or ineptitude), obsessive tendencies, and intelligence. And, if you take any of that stuff seriously, then you Read more »

When Kids Do Math

by Noemi Twigg
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When Kids Do Math

I never liked math. Not as a kid in grade school. Not as a teenager in high school. Not even as a university student studying engineering. I don’t know why I kept gravitating towards this subject, but I knew I didn’t (and don’t) love numbers as math geeks do. Today, though, I thoroughly enjoyed viewing some images about math that a colleague posted on her Facebook account. Ironically, this colleague is an English teacher by profession. Here’s the first one. I suppose it was a question for a science exam, but hey, the kid knows his math, doesn’t he? Read more »

Cats cradle meets times tables with The Maths Wrap

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Cats cradle meets times tables with The Maths Wrap

I don’t know if anyone outside Britain had to do “times tables” when they were at school – those monotonous ramblings designed to get you to learn what anything from 1×1 to 12×12 was. Well, they were boring and not necessarily the best way for kids to learn. Thing is, multiplication is pretty useful, even if these exercises did only go up to 12 (what’s that all about? Did teachers have a fear of the number 13… oh hang on…) Read more »