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  1. @stevejmoore Something like this? http://bit.ly/90l1sd 3:26 PM Nov 29th from web in reply to stevejmoore
  2. @smallesttwine We might have 1 or 2 a year interested, they do community college to get it in. 1:15 PM Nov 14th from web in reply to smallesttwine
  3. @smallesttwine Doable if there's enough interest, those interested enough to take math in summer school tend to be able to handle calc 1:14 PM Nov 14th from web in reply to smallesttwine
  4. @msgregson Not exactly decay since it hits 0, but it gets modelled pretty well. 1:56 PM Nov 13th from web in reply to msgregson
  5. @msgregson Students model this using dice. They throw all the dice, representing one day passing. 6s are out. 1:55 PM Nov 13th from web
  6. @msgregson I've got a good one involving villagers attacked by wolves. Each day when night falls each villager has a 1/6 chance of dying. 1:54 PM Nov 13th from web in reply to msgregson
  7. @misscalcul8 Because I know they're capable, and I give a class retake where I get them to burn rubber. 5:46 PM Nov 10th from web in reply to misscalcul8
  8. @misscalcul8 There is one test for my honors test where I intentionally make it hard enough I know I'll get a lot of failed tests. 5:45 PM Nov 10th from web in reply to misscalcul8
  9. @ddmeyer (belated) 6 weeks, and October was a ridiculously good month for math blogging. 5:43 PM Nov 10th from web in reply to ddmeyer
  10. New post: Carnival of Mathematics #59. http://bit.ly/1ecj9a 6:22 AM Nov 6th from web
  11. @misscalcul8 They'd probably finish it at about the same rate they normally do any homework. 8:41 PM Nov 5th from web in reply to misscalcul8
  12. Tomorrow's Carnival of Mathematics is going to be epic. 6:40 PM Nov 5th from web
  13. Bedtime here 8:22 PM Nov 3rd from web
  14. @misscalcul8 speed, but I haven't tried anything like that and don't have time to work it out 8:22 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8
  15. @misscalcul8 parallel lines I could imagine something with related rates starting at different times and proving they are moving at the same 8:21 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8
  16. @misscalcul8 the area with triangulation. And outside time is always fun. 8:19 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8
  17. @misscalcul8 If this is a continuation, if there's any funny-shaped areas at your school (like an octagon) you could have them find 8:18 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8
  18. @misscalcul8 If this is your first day doing area of triangles, I usually start with discovery-method of having them find the formula 8:17 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8
  19. @misscalcul8 uh ... all 3 in one day? 8:11 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8
  20. @misscalcul8 Ask the Internets. What lesson do you need? 7:59 PM Nov 3rd from web in reply to misscalcul8