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    Is Math Discovered or iInvented?

    Is Math Discovered or iInvented?

    Would mathematics exist if people didn't? Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the world around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself? Jeff Dekofsky traces some famous arguments in this ancient and hotly debated question.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Philosophy
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

    The Unexpected Math Behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

    Physicist Werner Heisenberg said, "When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." As difficult as turbulence is to understand mathematically, we can use art to depict the way it looks. Natalya St. Clair illustrates how Van Gogh captured this deep mystery of movement, fluid and light in his work.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Turbulence Starry night (Gogh Vincent van)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    The Math Behind Basketball's Wildest Moves

    The Math Behind Basketball's Wildest Moves

    Basketball is a fast-moving game of improvisation, contact and, ahem, spatio-temporal pattern recognition. Rajiv Maheswaran and his colleagues are analyzing the movements behind the key plays of the game, to help coaches and players combine intuition with new data. Bonus: What they're learning could help us understand how humans move everywhere.

    Subjects:
    Computing
    Keywords:
    Basketball Sports -- Data processing
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    How Math Can Prepare New Generations for The Future

    How Math Can Prepare New Generations for The Future

    During the Cold War, Soviet educators were tasked with raising citizens who could out-innovate and out-build their American counterparts. One of their primary tools for doing so? Math. Educator Masha Gershman describes how the adaptive, highly social Soviet approach to teaching math can be deployed to prep new generations for an ever-shifting future.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    This Company Pays Kids To Do Their Math Homework

    This Company Pays Kids To Do Their Math Homework

    Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics -- but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experimenting with a bold idea: paying students for completing weekly math homework. He explores the ethics of this model and how it's helping students -- and why learning math is crucial in the era of fake news.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    How Math Is Our Real Sixth Sense

    How Math Is Our Real Sixth Sense

    In this engaging talk, high school math teacher and YouTube star Eddie Woo shares his passion for mathematics, calling it an extra sense that we can all access. Using real-world examples of geometry, he encourages everyone to seek out the patterns around them for "a whole new way to see the world."

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    5 Ways To Share Math with Kids

    5 Ways To Share Math with Kids

    Mathematics is not about following rules, it's about playing—and exploring, fighting, looking for clues, and sometimes even breaking things, according to Dan Finkel. In this playful, inspiring talk, the founder of Math for Love offers teachers and parents alike a five-step guide to sharing the beauty and playfulness of mathematical thinking with children.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mathematics -- Study teaching
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    The Unexpected Math of Origami

    The Unexpected Math of Origami

    Origami, which literally translates to "folding paper," is a Japanese practice dating back to at least the 17th century. In origami, a single, traditionally square sheet of paper can be transformed into almost any shape, purely by folding. The same simple concepts yield everything from a paper crane with about 20 steps, to a dragon with over 1,000 steps. Evan Zodl explores the ancient art form.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Origami -- Mathematics
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Interest Groups: Economic

    Interest Groups: Economic

    Students read about the different kinds of economic interest groups including business and trade associations, labor unions, agricultural organizations, and professional associations.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Pressure groups
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    Others
     
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    Developing a Budget for the U.

    Developing a Budget for the U.

    Learners follow the step-by-step process the U.S. Government uses for creating the federal budget. The topics of budget surpluses and deficits and the federal deficit are covered.

    Subjects:
    Finance
    Keywords:
    Budget
    Resource Type:
    Others