Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Math Visualization

Grant Sanderson has created the YouTube channel 3blue1brown which provides math visualizations.

I learned about this site from an an article by Charlie Wood on the history of quaternions, a mathematical construction for describing the motion of a globe (and much more)developed by William Hamilton October 16, 1843.

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Monday, May 17, 2021

Biology and Math

Sasha Maslov interviews biologist Corina Tarnita about mathematical patterns in the environment.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Mental Math

Shifrah Combiths shares tricks for mental math .

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

James Harris Simons Interview

James Harris Simons co-invented a new mathmatics concept and became a billionaire philanthropist , donating funds to basic research and subsidizing mathematics education in the United States.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Engagement Through Teams

In the embedded video, Lynn Simpson demonstrates how to engage 4th graders in learning the concept of division nbsp; The students form teams to develop steps for solving the problem. The teaching channel has many videos demonstrating master teachers at work.

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Learn Math Easily

Learn Math Easily houses free videos on math skills. However, it appears that many resources rely on Google Groups, and I was unable to access these materials.

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