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Math Giraffe @TheMathGiraffe
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3 May 2018
teaching exponents - a complete, free lesson: mathgiraffe.com/blog/introdu…
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Amy Miller@AmyMiller_5th
8 Feb 2024
Safari Restaurant by @TheMathGiraffe was the perfect activity to review adding & subtracting decimals. The snacks were good, but the math conversations were even better! @OMIS_Eagles @ShelbyALSchools #fabfifth #fifthgraderocks
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#weeklymathematician has gotten an upgrade! Here's an update on the new format: mathgiraffe.com/blog/throw-i…
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Are you having issues with vaping in your school? mathgiraffe.com/blog/vaping-…

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Extra: Read Zeno's paradox of the tortoise and Achilles (great for any grade level!) bit.ly/1IgbSQV #WeeklyMathematician
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Zeno of Elea (Greece 490-430 BC) worked on a series of paradoxes concerning infinity. #WeeklyMathematician
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This is the last week for #WeeklyMathematician! Thanks for joining us! Free Crossword Puzzle for Semester 2: teacherspayteachers.com/Prod…
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Extra: basics of the normal (bell) curve: bit.ly/1JX82jD or a more in-depth look: bit.ly/1OoUFOB #WeeklyMathematician

Normal Distribution

Data can be distributed (spread out) in different ways. But in many cases the data tends to be around a central value, with no bias left or...

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Abraham DeMoivre developed analytic geometry and was first to state the formula for the normal distribution curve. #WeeklyMathematician
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#WeeklyMathematician is almost over! Grab your free crossword on TPT before the last mathematician fact is posted May 26th. Hope you enjoyed! teacherspayteachers.com/Prod…
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Extra: Hui Liu's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem: donwagner.dk/Pythagoras/Pyth… …… and a bio: bit.ly/1RHLvNN #WeeklyMathematician
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Liu Hui (Chinese) calculated pi to 5 decimal places and solved linear equations using matrices. #WeeklyMathematician
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#WeeklyMathematician is almost over! Grab your free crossword on TPT before the last mathematician fact is posted May 24th. Hope you enjoyed!
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Extra: How Pacioli used plus and minus columns for bookkeeping to show credits and debts:mathvalues.org/masterblog/20… #WeeklyMathematician
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Weekly Mathematician fact for Friday, May 5th: Luca Pacioli wrote a book on arithmetic & geometry and was the first to use our standard symbols for "plus" & "minus." #WeeklyMathematician
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Extra-Interact w. Gaussian Primes: bit.ly/1PlIMrT Learn more about patterns in primes bit.ly/1YyYQwi #WeeklyMathematician

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Carl Friedrich Gauss developed the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and found a pattern in the occurrence of primes. #WeeklyMathematician
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Bhaskara I (Indian) was the first to write numbers in the Arabic decimal system with a circle representing "zero." #WeeklyMathematician
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Extra: music theory- great little video- fractions within mathematical time values in rhythm: bit.ly/1mgNX0x #WeeklyMathematician
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Leonhard Euler (Swiss) worked in almost all math fields, including graph theory, mechanics, & even music theory! #WeeklyMathematician
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Really cool! Geometry teachers, or #weeklymathematician crew, share this with your classes. livescience.com/newly-discov…

Newly discovered 'einstein' tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem

A new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive "einstein" — a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern.

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