MadMath

In my introductory algebra classes these days, I've switched to providing actual proofs for major principles after about the halfway poi...

Today in 1843 William Rowan Hamilton invented quaternions (a way of using 4-dimensional numbers to concisely encode 3-dimensional positions)...

One of the top study tips many of us try to impart to our students is how mathematics (to a degree greater than any other discipline) build...

One of my primary arguments against MOOC's being a revolutionary force is by comparing them to books. In truth, while my attitude tow...

Here's a common malformed math problem that really irks me -- The idea that in a voting situation, the ratio of voters indicates the pro...

MIT's Technology Review has one of the best survey/reviews I've seen of current MOOC programs, and also pointedly asks if they mi...

I'd like to share the lecture notes for the very start of my introductory algebra classes. (This occurs in the 2nd hour, after administr...