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Sunday, February 19th, 2012That someone not from the Soviet Union could be the number one chess player was hard to believe a few years back. Now the world champion is from India and the one with the best ranking is from Norway. And, by the way, the Soviet Union no longer exists.
I am from Norway and I suggest that the name of the country should be changed. It should start with a C.
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Sunday, January 29th, 2012
In the old days I had the maths history poster made by IBM on my classroom walls.
“In 1966 IBM printed a famous timeline poster called Men of Modern Mathematics for the years 1000 AD to 1950 AD. It was based on personal stories about (mainly Western) mathematicians and their mathematical achievements. The poster was designed by the famous Charles Eames, with the content concerning mathematicians contributed by Professor Raymond Redheffer of UCLA.” – Wikipedia
What do I put up now to inspire my students? That is my puzzle lately. I would prefer things that are free and legal to copy. Any suggestions?
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Thomas Egense, mathematician and artist, created the above. You can see more of his Fractal Flames here.
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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Find the teacher. (Hint: he is circled.)