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US Culture Derails Girl Math Whizzes
According to the report, many girls with extremely high aptitude for math exist, but they are rarely identified in the U.S. because they veer from a career trajectory in the mathematical sciences due to the low respect American culture places on math, systemic flaws in the U.S. public school education system, and a lack of role models.
Fermi problem – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In physics, particularly in physics education, a Fermi problem, Fermi question, or Fermi estimate is an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, approximation, and the importance of clearly identifying one’s assumptions.
Edge: THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
When Nassim Taleb talks about the limits of statistics, he becomes outraged. “My outrage,” he says, “is aimed at the scientist-charlatan putting society at risk using statistical methods. This is similar to iatrogenics, the study of the doctor putting the patient at risk.”
Edge: THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Skytopia – Mystery of the Real 3D Mandelbrot Fractal
Probably no eye has ever seen the wonders of the 3D Mandelbrot set. This page goes in search of the elusive beast – and what could be considered by some to be the Holy Grail of fractals.
Tracking the reasons many girls avoid science and math
the self-confidence instilled by parents and teachers is more important for young girls learning math and science than their initial interest.
Low-tech Magazine: Mechanical calculators: computing without electricity
Mechanical calculators may be an inferior technology, but they had the benefit of keeping things on this planet relatively simple. [Note rare appearance of unicursoral hexagram in model at top.]
Low-tech Magazine: Mechanical calculators: computing without electricity
As Easy As 1, 2, 3: Number Sense Correlates With Test Scores
Good “number sense” at age 14 correlates with higher scores on standardized math tests throughout a child’s life up to that point and weaker “number sense” at 14 predicts lower scores on those standardized tests
As Easy As 1, 2, 3: Number Sense Correlates With Test Scores
Aboriginal Kids Can Count Without Numbers
The study of the aboriginal children – from two communities which do not have words or gestures for numbers – found that they were able to copy and perform number-related tasks.
It's more free maths! | MetaFilter
Online Encyclopedia of Mathematics Edited by Michiel Hazewinkel (CWI, Amsterdam), and originaly published in dead tree form in 2002, now free to browse and poke into.
Caffeine @ National Geographic Magazine
“a mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems.”
EvolutionBlog : Is Modern Mathematics Reliable?
It is also true that there is a large element of faith in modern mathematics.
Biography – Amy C. Edmondson
In the early 1980s, she worked as Chief Engineer for architect/inventor Buckminster Fuller, and her book, A Fuller Explanation, clarifies Fuller’s mathematical contributions for a non-technical audience.
Public Schools As Good As Private Schools In Raising Math Scores, Study Says
Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools
Public Schools As Good As Private Schools In Raising Math Scores, Study Says
The freedom to say 'no' – The Boston Globe
Why aren’t there more women in science and engineering? Controversial new research suggests: They just aren’t interested. [ya think?]
Curta-Simulator (www.curta.de)
mechanical calculator
The Universe may be a Mystery, but it's no Secret!
The Mathematical Archetypes Of Nature, Art and Science
