Even in math class, excellence is a journey, and natural ability is only a starting point.
Category: Mailbag
Why should we use proofs in the first place?
It’s helpful here to contrast math with science. That’s because they’re completely unalike.
Mailbag #3: Quadratic Poems, Perfect Teachers, and the Controversial Equation of Ugly-Funny
Q: poem of quadratic formula using metaphor? A: Challenge accepted!
Mailbag! (Doing Math in Your Head, Being Satisfied with Low Grades, and the Remarkable “Ghraph of Stupidity” )
Every so often, I comb through the Google search terms that have led people to my blog. Then I reply to them as if they were letters. It's pretty fun. For me, anyway.
Mailbag! (or, I Reply to Your Google Search Terms)
I’ve always wanted to write a column responding to reader mail. Just one problem: I don’t technically get any reader mail. The solution? Google search terms!
Math with Bad Drawings 