Math Links for Week Ending May 31st, 2024

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Which situation would you prefer?
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https://x.com/wheeler_laura/status/1793217395818942670

A practice I used to depend on but no longer?
I used to to do a lot of board notes in Math followed by "now you try" practice & homework problem sets. But they were mostly mimicking rather than thinking & got stuck the moment anything changed slightly. #BFC530 pic.twitter.com/dkQteEAKrV

— Laura Wheeler (@wheeler_laura) May 22, 2024

Resource Links

Using a number line to solve systems of equations. @FawnPNguyen shows us how in this post
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D

https://www.fawnnguyen.com/teach/my-new-way-of-solving-systems-of-equations

Video/Audio Links

Here is a good problem when dealing with volume of a cone
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvGueynNwM

Here is a cool infinite animation
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https://x.com/pickover/status/1794152620908814356

Geometry. Mathematics. Forever.

A glimpse of infinity.

From ARC's Instagram, @arc4g, https://t.co/mdA9ZAgw73, Used with permission. "A collaboration with @jn3008." pic.twitter.com/mExhtmPsVF

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) May 24, 2024

Who doesn't need this in their class? At least to talk about fair probability
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https://x.com/FixingEducation/status/1795561512678871219

Perfectly FAIR Spinner! pic.twitter.com/4EcvOL7MDV

— Fixing Education (@FixingEducation) May 28, 2024

An interesting take on the new Ontario Financial Literacy curriculum
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D
https://x.com/Jason_To/status/1796630848415879317

If you want to hear my two cents about the financial literacy graduation requirement (spoiler: there’s probably a better concept to choose than that), here’s the interview I was part of today on the radio waves:https://t.co/k8eC0jaBHP

— Jason To | 杜澤信 (@Jason_To) May 31, 2024

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I like problems like this because you can use conventional methods (eg elimination) or you can recognize that since you are trying to determine x + y then there is a more efficient way.
Curriculum Tags: MPM2D
https://x.com/mehrdadbas72335/status/1794392320642802061

Simple math question for you...🔥🔥🔥.
Question:
Try to solve the following system?#mathe.#Maths.#Algebra.#Geometry.#Calculus.#ProblemSolving.#test.#Exams.#puzzle.#Science.#evaluation.#solve.#ریاضی.#ریاضیات. pic.twitter.com/bSMqxkRBEp

— Mehrdad Basiry (@mehrdadbas72335) May 25, 2024

There is definitely more than one way to solve this
Curriculum Tags: MTH1W
https://x.com/GeometryPuzzles/status/1793826462166134916

Geometry problem: angles #angle #geometry pic.twitter.com/YUtySJGaaX

— Math Lover (@GeometryPuzzles) May 24, 2024

This could be a good starter
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https://x.com/pickover/status/1794498886528110677

A strange puzzle, to mystify the world.

What's your guess regarding how many squares can be made, using any 4 points as corners? pic.twitter.com/HlSvBj2e2o

— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) May 25, 2024