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As a triathlete I know all to well about how it is faster to swim efficiently than by brute strength. It turns out that there is a lot of math, data and physics used to help Olympic athletes reach their potential.
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https://quantamagazine.org/how-americas-fastest-swimmers-use-math-to-win-gold-20240710/
Kate Douglass, a grad student in statistics at UVA, broke the U.S. Olympic trials’ all-time record in the 200 m breaststroke in June. She’s headed to the Paris Olympics, which start today. Mathematical analysis is a crucial part of her strategy. https://t.co/2x4mqHVSyz pic.twitter.com/xm8vR0wIdG
— Quanta Magazine (@QuantaMagazine) July 26, 2024
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This activity is basically about giving students multiple prompts (one at time) under the premiss "oops I forgot to tell you this about that thing I just said....". There are several examples here plus a much more extensive description on how to pull it off.
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http://natbanting.com/oops-i-forgot/
Some website tinkering today.
— Nat Banting (@NatBanting) August 8, 2024
New #OIFMath example inspired by Hannah Parsons about building linear tables of values. https://t.co/qjVtNYOzJF
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Two activities that @Howie_Hua uses with his classes on day one. One more mathematical and one more esoteric.
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https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1819837389084426502
https://x.com/howie_hua/status/1821166904599351675
Here is my first mathematical activity I do in my courses: pic.twitter.com/vbyQrb9MQi
— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) August 3, 2024
A couple days ago I shared my first mathematical activity I do in my courses, but that isn't my first *actual* activity. Here's the first activity I do in my math courses: pic.twitter.com/5WxiKsG6ud
— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) August 7, 2024
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I'm not sure that it's the toughest problem but it still makes your student's think, especially if using equations.
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https://x.com/engineers_feed/status/1819970049777565869
This seems like a very accessible starter that you could do on multiple levelsWorld's toughest problem pic.twitter.com/pk2U4EcZLt
— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) August 4, 2024
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https://x.com/StudyMaths/status/1819812000433897835
As someone who has a mathematical tattoo, I get thisIs there more green triangle or more empty space?#MathsOnHoliday pic.twitter.com/bu1DTnVnBu
— Jonathan Hall (@StudyMaths) August 3, 2024
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https://x.com/PaulBattaglia/status/1821259995163566264
That feeling when you're casually watching the #2024Olympics and you see the Dutch sprinter with a velocity formula tattooed on her arm!
— Paul Battaglia (@PaulBattaglia) August 7, 2024
Knowledge is power!#mathiseverywhere #apcalculus pic.twitter.com/dHieC49shX
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