Math Links for Week Ending July 12th, 2024

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We always need to show kids where math is used in everyday life. Here are examples from different branches of math
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https://x.com/SrinivasR1729/status/1809600670410109140

1/16: Welcome to the surprising and diverse world of mathematics! In this thread, we'll look at 16 different areas of math and see how they play a crucial role in our daily lives. From keeping our online data safe to helping predict the weather, math is more than just… pic.twitter.com/R4FwrJZLHR

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I love using Anscombe's quartet to talk about how important looking at data is and not just relying on what the calculations say. In this case, all the numerical analysis suggests that these are all the same data set. Check it out in this @Desmos activity that I put together
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https://x.com/pickover/status/1810099446161547326
https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/56364b6f58d09115172b6a3c

Mathematics. Anscombe's quartet.

All have same mean, variance, correlation, and regression line. Lesson: Always Visualize Data https://t.co/Sv5KtY26rE pic.twitter.com/iiuG0ITEqU

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) July 7, 2024

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I like that he gives more than one example of why 0! = 1
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https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1809371272599716292

Why is 0!=1? pic.twitter.com/6sbL1gHKKk

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) July 5, 2024

I love how the example at the end really shows why this is a good method. 
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https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1811024861478932542

Teaching tip: When explaining, pretend there is a wall between you and your students. Here's what I mean: pic.twitter.com/mRarrQzOTR

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) July 10, 2024

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I like this because the left and right side don't simplify to each other but they both simplify to the same thing.
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https://x.com/pickover/status/1810735611705266353

Mathematics. pic.twitter.com/ImMxucoaoZ

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) July 9, 2024