Math Links for Week Ending Nov 19th, 2021

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If you haven't heard, @MathGarden has a new book out called Chasing Rabbits - A Curious Guide to a Lifetime of Mathematics Wellness. It has been receiving praise from all over the place on the InterWebs. Pick it up at your favourite book repository. In the meantime, here's and excerpt. 
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https://youtu.be/y1bF6_jUkIk

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If you are doing any work with 3D vectors, then I think @Geogebra is your tool. 
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://twitter.com/TimBrzezinski/status/1223034965140606977

#3D Vector Components: Dynamic & modifiable illustrator with key Q prompt for Ss: https://t.co/Zg5rRvRGGp. @geogebra #MTBoS #ITeachMath #math #maths #trig #trigonometry #precalculus #MathEd #HSMath #CollegeMath #LifeIs3D #WhyWorkOnlyIn2D? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/UoOd8s2R3f

— Tim Brzezinski (@TimBrzezinski) January 31, 2020

Keep the puzzles coming
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https://mathequalslove.net/make-30-puzzles/ 

One of my favorite puzzle creators, Erich Friedman, took it upon himself to create a new set of puzzles just for my students. How awesome is that?!?

These Make 30 Puzzles have been a big hit! Enjoy! https://t.co/hDY9dq6tai #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom pic.twitter.com/Pu9YzcOyDi

— Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) November 18, 2021

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A regular polygon? Turns out that regardless of the number of sides, one formula rules them all (when it comes to area, at least)
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1458238058369732609

New TikTok video: Wouldn't it be great if all of these had the same area formulas? Good news, they do! pic.twitter.com/pKwPMVytKY

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) November 10, 2021

A reminder that math is not just a bunch of unrelated stuff
Curriculum Tags: MCV4U
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1461509204745723910

New TikTok video: Is it a coincidence that the derivative of the area formula of a circle is its circumference formula? pic.twitter.com/JBz2FxGy9M

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) November 19, 2021

Such a great description and relatively simple construction to create such a complex set of circles by @Matthen2 in this @Numberphile video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSsRcpIsunk

@MarcusduSautoy has a new book about shortcuts in mathematics. It's not about "math tricks" but more about the idea that by finding patterns we can be more efficient in how we use mathematics. Here is an interview with him on the topic. 
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http://ontariomath.blogspot.com/p/podcasts.html

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/frbc-thinking-better/

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Data about books for any of your literacy focused friends
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8. MDM4U
https://twitter.com/simongerman600/status/1459569271693053952

What share of the population purchased physical books, what share purchased ebooks in 2020? I purchase real books and audiobooks all the time but ebooks are a rare purchase. I read Moby Dick on my phone once using only micro gaps in my days. Source: https://t.co/TbeRrWrJhr pic.twitter.com/hWZ3pBNnob

— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) November 13, 2021

Calculus memes. Nice
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https://twitter.com/MathProfPeter/status/1459188752178425862

Me: Teaching how we can apply and interpret the derivative is a major part of a first Calculus course, and so it's important to carefully introduce and motivate each topic.

Also me: pic.twitter.com/B8OnhGsPnC

— Peter Keep (@MathProfPeter) November 12, 2021

There should be no barriers to excelling in math
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https://twitter.com/Anthony_Bonato/status/1461349070719492105

I'm Anthony Bonato, a proud gay mathematician and author of over 130 papers and five books in my research field of graph theory. To all the LGBTQ+ math folks, know that you don't have to settle for being simply good at math. You can be fantastic at it. #math #STEM #LGBTQSTEMDay pic.twitter.com/Agk0bVZW8v

— Anthony Bonato (@Anthony_Bonato) November 18, 2021