Just for Fun
Math isn’t just for the classroom! Check out what other instructors are recommending for movies, music, podcasts, articles, and even shopping… all with a math twist!
Just for Fun: Let’s Volunteer this Summer
It’s the last day of class. What do you and your students have planned for the summer? More school? A part-time job or internship? How about a nice, long, quiet vacation or binge watching the latest hit show? These are common ways to keep your summer days full, but...
read moreRead: Weapons of Math Destruction, by Cathy O’Neil
In Weapons of Math Destruction O’Neil offers a look at how algorithms are being used to regulate people. For example, if an inmate is up for parole, a computer algorithm might be used to determine their fate. If you’ve ever wondered how Amazon tells you what “you...
read moreRead: New Releases at a Bookshelf (or Kindle) Near You!
Searching for a new book to read on a lazy Sunday afternoon? Check out Amazon for new releases in mathematics! See how math connects to football, art, the secrets of the universe and scientific paradoxes. Here are some new titles you can look forward to reading:...
read moreShop: Math-Based Games for Game Night!
Who says math should stay in the classroom? Try these games to liven up game night with a little math twist! Prime Climb – Use arithmetic skills to work your way winning. Quirkle – Shape and color-based strategy matching game. Go big and try Quirkle cubes. Dominos –...
read moreMath Pays off . . . Big Time!
Shop: Fun Finds for Your Valentines
Shopping for your Math Valentine:...
read moreJust for Fun: Brilliant
If you like puzzles, problems of the day, or lifelong learning in the math and science realms, the website https://brilliant.org/ and accompanying app are worth a look. There are several levels of membership. There is a free course level where one can do lessons in...
read moreRead: The Housekeeper and the Professor
This 2003 novella from Japanese author Yoko Ogawa (translated by Steven Snyder) has a little bit of a Tuesdays with Morrie feel. The three major characters are a professor with a brain injur and the single mother and her son who take on the task of being the...
read moreMath After-Hours: Read, Listen and Shop
Here are some of our instructor faves! Read: How math can help improve the flu vaccine. Thinking about your career? The Chronicle has some suggestions. Listen: Something a little bit different for true crime fans: Sword and Scale a true crime podcast Want to know how...
read moreWatch or Read: The Bletchley Circle
The Bletchley Circle series is more Downton Abbey than Imagination Game. A lot like Numbers in the way characters pause mid- procedural to explain a code breaking concept, the Bletchley circle series center on a group of women (amateur) crime investigators who...
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