Singapore Math
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Math for Girls ONLY
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Since it started participating in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in 1985, when it informally sent only two contestants, the...
Saturday, April 10, 2010
A Glance at US and Singapore Math Textbooks
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Singapore triple firsts at three Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 1995, 1999 and 2003 seems to be the envy ...
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Friday, April 2, 2010
MATH and MUSIC
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Here are some random thoughts between mathematics and music―indeed, there are more parallelisms than thinks the brain! Bestsellers for ...
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Lighter Side of Singapore Math (Part 1)
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The Greeks have their Euclid’s Elements . The Egyptians had their Rhind papyrus. The Japanese had their sangaku . The Chinese had their ...
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Bad Algebra and the Double Negative
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In algebra, two negatives make a positive; in English, two negatives cancel each other – or are equivalent to an affirmative. Expressions l...
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Mathematics Year in Singapore
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Mathematics Year in Singapore In February 2009, I e-mailed the following text, to be considered for publication in the Forum Pages of The ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010
13 Ways to Spot a Math Nerd
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Thirteen Ways to Spot a Math Nerd 1. They are aroused at the sight and sound of numbers. 2. They wait for the bus and say, "I...
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