Posts Tagged ‘mathematics’
Why multiply binomials?
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: January 5, 2010
This is a joint post of Gary Davis & Glenn Kenyon The issue Glenn recently tweeted: Â Google Search on “Why multiply binomials” yields site on HOW, not WHY. Anyone out there know a reason why that 8th graders can relate to? Searching the Web for a reason why anyone would be even vaguely interested in […]
Computational media: the universal acid of mathematics teaching (3)
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: December 23, 2009
Calculators and computers as shortcuts I recently sent out the following tweet: republicofmath Should we continue to focus on basics of pencil and paper calculation, especially in early years? http://bit.ly/5iqPYL #math #technology and got the following replies: stephenwuebker @republicofmath yes! One needs to know how and why calculations work before taking shortcuts w/ computers and […]
