Math Links for Week Ending Mar 15, 2024

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I love thinking about other ways to grade student work. There are some great ideas here if you are looking for some change
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https://gradingforgrowth.com/p/20-small-starts-for-alternative-grading

Today at Grading For Growth, I give 20 ways to get started with alternative grading on a small scale. Some of these are simple shifts in approach, while some are more concrete. But they are all good for students!#alternativegrading #highereducationhttps://t.co/tCsnkwm4oQ

— Robert Talbert (@RobertTalbert) March 11, 2024

Resource Links

I feel like you could do a lot of fun things in just about any class with this resource. 
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https://www.eatmy.art/

Playing with https://t.co/hH68olMjFJ today in class. Super easy to make animated gif images. #ITeachMath pic.twitter.com/VLumeSpQfv

— Erick Lee HRCE Math (@TheErickLee) March 8, 2024

Some more Pi Day resources
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https://mathsedideas.blogspot.com/2018/02/on-pi-day.html

A collection of activities for #PiDay… π history. π formulae. π birthdays. π primes. π puns and jokes. π art. Fake proofs for π. Memorising π. Continued fractions for π. Pilish. The music of π. Plus links to film, audio, websites, and articles. And more… https://t.co/SysSa3AO6R

— Maths Ed (@MathsEdIdeas) March 11, 2024

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5436e695e4b07f1e91b30155/t/5504cbf1e4b00ffe1406e552/1426377713470/why-pi-matters.pdf

Why Pi Matters (from @NewYorker in 2015)https://t.co/n4GRBlUfUx

PDF for non-subscribers: https://t.co/c05o0asfX1

— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) March 14, 2024

https://www.desmos.com/geometry/nm34xeu8xk

Not like we need an excuse to open up the Desmos Geometry tool, but this Archimedes-inspired strategy for approximating pi is a pretty good one. Happy Pi Day!#piday #PiDay2024 #geometry #mathproof #mathteacher pic.twitter.com/QUVhCsq5wZ

— Desmos (@Desmos) March 14, 2024

A nice visual showing sinusoidal relations
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U, MCF3M

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1767287126629245082

How to explain the math in a simple way pic.twitter.com/Ch6LVtLzpG

— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) March 11, 2024

I have my own list of Math based podcasts (here) but this is another one and I love the way that it is organized by topic. 
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https://mathsedideas.blogspot.com/p/mathematics-audio-documentaries.html

An updated catalogue of links to ≈ 400 mathsy radio and podcast programmes — to dip into, relax to, share, and enjoy. Including from @stevenstrogatz @FryRsquared @alexbellos @SLSingh @tomrocksmaths @d_spiegel and many more: https://t.co/ANOXtRBZ2i

— Maths Ed (@MathsEdIdeas) March 14, 2024

Video Links

Here's a fun little proof that you could do when talking about prime numbers
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1766452571760402904

Did you know all prime numbers are one away from a multiple of 6 (besides 2 and 3)? Here's how we know: pic.twitter.com/D88M5qPhKp

— Howie Hua (@howie_hua) March 9, 2024

A nice representation with the Olympics coming up
Curriculum Tags: Gr7, Gr8, MDM4U
https://twitter.com/jennalaib/status/1766634206694670345

Love this one! I'm wrapping around my head around the fact that it was 2:1 male to female when I was a kid! 🤯

Here's to it being 1:1, and maybe even 1:1:x in the future, to be more inclusive... https://t.co/QJUv1vCLYL

— Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) March 10, 2024

Here is a nice visual proof of the sum of squares 
Curriculum Tags: MCR3U
https://en.etudes.ru/models/sum-of-squares/

The Sum of Squares, with a geometric proof 🧱🧱🧱https://t.co/QLGWAHfjNw (by Mathematical Etudes)#math #science #iteachmath #mtbos #visualization #elearning #geometry pic.twitter.com/AKcIuWvzHi

— Tungsteno (@74WTungsteno) November 8, 2021

Image Links

I like this because you could solve it rather elegantly with algebraic manipulation or use a more brute force method by just evaluating the powers.
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/mehrdadbas72335/status/1767120608284799103

Easy question for you...🔥🔥🔥.
Question:
Try to find the value of x?#mathe.#Maths.#Algebra.#Geometry.#Calculus.#ProblemSolving.#test.#Exams.#puzzle.#Science.#evaluation.#solve.#ریاضی.#ریاضیات. pic.twitter.com/cjFf9yldMt

— Mehrdad Basiry (@mehrdadbas72335) March 11, 2024

Perhaps writing this in a simpler form will help?

Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/mehrdadbas72335/status/1767473786075656683

Easy question for you...🔥🔥🔥.
Question:
Try to find the value of following expression?#mathe.#Maths.#Algebra.#Geometry.#Calculus.#ProblemSolving.#test.#Exams.#puzzle.#Science.#evaluation.#solve.#ریاضی.#ریاضیات. pic.twitter.com/eszuMYrRzb

— Mehrdad Basiry (@mehrdadbas72335) March 12, 2024

Throwing shade on the standard algorithm

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https://twitter.com/Mathgarden/status/1767164834540343342

pic.twitter.com/AbErJVB5u9

— Sunil Singh (@Mathgarden) March 11, 2024

Here is a great problem to use when applying circle theorems
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://twitter.com/sonukg4india/status/1767406915251044827

#Puzzled pic.twitter.com/9JU1PWCTxW

— SKG (@sonukg4india) March 12, 2024

I make this joke all the time
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D, MFM2P, MCR3U, MCF3M, MBF3C, MAP4C

https://twitter.com/thescottbarber/status/1767740512017293512

Jesus teaching only in parabolas pic.twitter.com/b8Yty5VTVx

— Scott Barber (@thescottbarber) March 13, 2024