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Funny Math Quotes

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Funny Math Quotes Too many of my students get frustrated with math setting themselves up for failure.  This article presents funny math quotes  that you can use to find humor in your difficulties.  A positive attitude will help your learning process and enable you to retain the new information that you are struggling with. Students that struggle with math often face difficulties beyond the classroom as the world's reliance on technology has increased so too has the demand for individuals who are able to think in abstract terms of math and science . These quotes about math  serve as a reminder of the large amount of people that struggle with the subject.  We have also included some inspirational math quotes  along with some famous math quotes  to keep you motivated.  Enjoy the following hilarious math quotes: Funny Math Quotes Funny Math Quotes Funny Math Quotes Inspirational Math Quotes Remember, you can't move forward and...

How does Google work?

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How does Google work? PageRank, the solution to a math problem that changed the internet forever.   While many hopeful 'Webmasters' attempt to master social media marketing , a full understanding of Google may be more beneficial.  Social media marketing can be helpful but an in-depth understanding of the math behind the creation of Google could set you apart from the rest. Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, has superior math skills that enabled him to graduate from the University of Maryland, with honors, after three years. Larry Page's infatuation with mathematics led him towards doing his doctoral thesis on the World Wide Web.  Each webpage had link forward, which were able to be followed further yet there was no way of tracing the backward links of each page. Google Keyword Ranking The two teamed up to reverse the Internet's engineering to look for backlinks.  Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed an algorithm that they called PageRank . Page...

What Does Algebra Mean?

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What Does Algebra Mean? When we become fed up with math , many of us ask what does algebra mean?  We insist that the name of the subject doesn't even make sense! The word "algebra" comes from Abū ‘Abdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā Al-Khwārizm .  His statute is located in the Uzbekistani city of Khiva.  Head towards the bottom of the page for a brief history of algebra. Here is an image of the statute along with some amazing photos of Khiva: What does Algebra mean? What does Algebra mean? What does Algebra mean? What does Algebra mean? What is Algebra? Ok, you shared wonderful images but still... what is algebra? Algebra is latin for the Arabic word al-jabr.  The word algebra means re-union of broken parts. Father of Algebra Abū ‘Abdallāh Muḥammad ibn Mūsā Al-Khwārizm's contributions to math centuries ago have earned him the nickname the Father of Algebra. Brief History of Algebra Classical algebra was developed by the ancient...

Life Hacks for School

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Life Hacks for School Use these life hacks for school to develop math test taking strategies .  Stop struggling in your attempt to determine how to understand math .  Instead, use these math tips and tricks that show you exactly how to pass a math test  by helping you locate your inner math wiz ! Remember, it's all about innovation when it comes to figuring out how to understand math! How to Remember the Numbers in Pi Life Hacks for School Finding fractions of whole numbers Want to know how to pass a math test  on fractions? Use the following math test taking strategies, Reverse Zorro: How to Pass a Math Test Multiplying large numbers in your head Math Test Taking Strategies The 11 Rule We will use 32 x 11 for an example: To multiply any two digit number by 11 first separate the two digits (3_2) Add the two digits together (3 + 2 = 5) Place the total between the two numbers (352), therefore 32 x 11 = 352 If the tot...

Billionaire Mathematician - Numberphile

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Billionaire Mathematician - Numberphile Full length version of this interview (one hour): https://youtu.be/QNznD9hMEh0 More about The Simons Foundation: http://bit.ly/SimonsFoundation James Harris Simons has been described as "the world's smartest billionaire", amassing a fortune through the clever use of mathematics and computers. He is now a renowned philanthropist. Chern-Simons paper: http://bit.ly/ChernSimons NUMBERPHILE Website: http://ift.tt/JRq0m5 Numberphile on Facebook: http://ift.tt/Njh8aT Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile Videos by Brady Haran Support us on Patreon: http://ift.tt/1padLLm Brady's videos subreddit: http://ift.tt/Wy1TpL A run-down of Brady's channels: http://ift.tt/XN5xXz Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9

Albert Einstein Quotes

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Albert Einstein Quotes Quotes by Albert Einstein accompanied by Mozart.

Using Social Media in the Classroom, Empire x Education

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Using Social Media in the Classroom Should more teachers be using   social media in the classroom ? Moreover, what is the role of social media in education ? As a high school teacher I know how important it is to develop new and innovative strategies to connect to students .  I recently noticed the way in which my students interacted with each other regarding FOX's television show ' Empire '. I teach Math and decided to use the show's statistics to reach my students in a more effective manner.  As one student put it, I am 'just not hip' therefore I have to use strategies like these in order to engage my students. While designing the lesson I discovered an additional opportunity to reach my students: Empire is one of the most successful shows on television in terms of social media marketing and there are numerous charts available via Nielsen . Social Media in the Classroom The information above was used to teach proportions and transformed into graph...