Math Links for Week Ending Aug. 14th, 2015

I was at the National Gallery of Canada this week. There is math all over the place there. Here are just two examples:
Curriculum Tags: All

Geometry at Canada's National Gallery @gallerydotca #mathchat pic.twitter.com/w0vGMN6ppw

— David Petro (@davidpetro314) August 16, 2015

There's a math question here somewhere at the National Gallery of Canada @gallerydotca #mathchat #anyqs pic.twitter.com/hyHfmZYoah

— David Petro (@davidpetro314) August 16, 2015

When ever you can give students some math about something they are interested in then it might be easier for them to stomach some of the stuff we want them to do. Here is some data about the fall of "lol" on Facebook (and other short forms). Who knew using "lol" was so uncool now?
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MBF3C, MDM4U
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/10/9125797/haha-lol-or-hehe-facebook

I can never get enough of these "planes landing in crosswinds" videos. They are perfect application of vectors examples. Some of the ones towards the end are crazy.
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxwYwqxG3lc

Because it was my birthday this week and I love the quadratic formula, this seems appropriate. Thanks to Michele Cooper for this one
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MCF3M, MBF3C, MCR3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktsEAFr0aeA