EquMath: Math Lessons

Chemistry Before IUPAC

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:14:00 +0000

I’ve been reading one of the books I picked up at the used bookstore several weeks ago titled “Creative Chemistry.” So far, it’s covered the invention of nitrate based explosives, the development of synthetic fertilizers, and the use of …

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PARI Software

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:10:00 +0000

Amy Flanagan:

Anybody here familar with PARI? I am going to be doing work with my professor in Number Theory. He asked me to get familar with it.

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The last day of AP Physics B

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:07:00 +0000

Bouncing Evil Ginner:

Today we had our last AP Physics B class. It was quite sentimental(for our standards), and Doc gave a little 15-minute talk about how stupid we were to take this class…and I’m stupid enough to have signed up for AP Physics C next year. …

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Final two weeks, General Math classes

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:57:00 +0000

ncurses:

practice problem solving using a variety of strategies; no homework; ALL AM DUE TODAY! None will be accepted next week. Accelerated Math will be closed out at 5 pm today. Monday 5/19. Area of circles; no homework. Tuesday 5/20 …

Algebra Project students rally to save p2p funding in Baltimore …

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:21:00 +0000

Peter Ash:

Student organizers and tutors from the Baltimore Algebra Project gathered today at City Hall to demand that the city restore $3 million dollars in funding for Peer-to-peer…

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Algebra or geometry?

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:49:00 +0000

Peter Ash:

I’ve said for decades if you could get an honest answer out of somebody in an interview on “Did you like algebra or geometry better in high school?” (presuming they had taken both or even either) those that answered “Geometry” would be …

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Math tests part 4

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:30:00 +0000

Joi:

“The number of points in this question determines the value of the answer, in the test which in the grand scheme of things has very little value to life, and furthermore very little value in the universe, as we know it.”

Next Conic:Parabolas

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:17:00 +0000

Peter Ash:

Every parabola has four parts. 1. axis. 2.vertex. 3.Focus. 4.Directrix. Parobola- Locus of a fixed point and a line. The equations of a parabola. (x-2)^2=4p(yk) This equation is for parabolas opening up or down. …

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A database of physics for your pocket

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:09:00 +0000

(x, why?):

If you’re into the homebrew scene and you’re not playing Pocket Physics, you should be. Not only is the game (or non-game, depending on how you view it) incredibly charming, but it also has a lot of great features. …

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#5 - Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:05:00 +0000

unknown:

So: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. A title like that basically demands an explanatory A Novel after it, and could probably use a parenthetical (But It’s Actually Really Interesting, You Guys, I Swear) as well. …