This youtube video instructs you how to "hack" your calculator. It's pretty neat but could get annoying ;-)
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How to: Calculator Hack
Jan 16, 2010How to: organize your digital library of papers
Oct 29, 2009
There are a few ways you can organize the digital papers you download.
1. One such way is using Zotero. Basically, Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Click to read the rest of this entry...1. One such way is using Zotero. Basically, Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Wolfram Alpha Homework Day
Oct 21, 2009
Wolfram|Alpha homework day is TODAY! Go check it out at their site. Throughout Homework Day, Stephen Wolfram and rest of the team will answer tough questions and highlight some of the creative submissions from students (and teachers). You can send them questions throughout the day (and could be eligible for prizes). It lasts from noon - 2am.
Click to read the rest of this entry...How to Turn a Sphere Inside Out Video
Aug 20, 2009
This cool youtube video shows how to turn a sphere inside out without making a hole, tearing it, or creasing it!
Click to read the rest of this entry...How to Compute Cubed Roots Fast
Aug 9, 2009
Take a look at this video of Scott Flansburg on the Discovery Channel's "More Than Human":
Click to read the rest of this entry...In the video you see Scott Flansburg take the cubed root of 658,503 to get an answer of 87 in a matter of a second. How does he do it you ask?
How to Guess the Number of M&Ms in a Jar
Aug 6, 2009
Adam Micolich has posted a video to show how using the "packing fraction" one can come up with a very accurate guess to the number of M&Ms in a jar.
Click to read the rest of this entry...How to Solve a Rubik's Cube Videos
Aug 3, 2009
The Human Calculator - Scott Flansburg
Aug 1, 2009- Scott Flansburg was born in New York on December 28, 1963.
- He served in the U.S. Air Force (1982-1988) and had a tour of duty with the Office of Special Investigations in Tokyo, Japan. He then returned to the United States and became an advocate of teaching math in an innovative fashion.
- In 1989 he drew the attention of Regis Philbin. Mr. Philbin is the individual that is credited for naming Scott, The Human Calculator during his appearance on The Regis and Kathy Lee Show.
- In 1991 he began working on a project called Turn On the Human Calculator In You, a series of tapes that was subsequently on Mike Levy's Amazing Discoveries.
- Turn On the Human Calculator In You was one of the most successful early infomercials touted as having in excess of 125 million viewings.
- The follow-up product was called Mega Math with Kevin Tredeau (1996) which added a video and workbook and was later published by Tru Vantage International.
- He has subsequently appeared on countless television shows including Oprah, Ellen, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, Discovery Channel's `More Than Human', and thousands of local radio and TV shows.
How to Make a Yoshimoto Cube
Jul 29, 2009
The following is a tutorial about how to make the Yoshimoto cube using paper (though it takes a very long time!). To make it you'll need paper, scisors, some glue and some adhesive tape.
You can check out a non-paper version here.
To make one yourself you can print out the following Yoshimoto sheet and try to assemble it yourself :-)
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To make one yourself you can print out the following Yoshimoto sheet and try to assemble it yourself :-)
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