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Why multiply binomials?
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: January 5, 2010
This is a joint post of Gary Davis & Glenn Kenyon The issue Glenn recently tweeted: Â Google Search on “Why multiply binomials” yields site on HOW, not WHY. Anyone out there know a reason why that 8th graders can relate to? Searching the Web for a reason why anyone would be even vaguely interested in […]
Computational media: the universal acid of mathematics teaching (5)
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: January 4, 2010
Nigel Smith was a teacher at Twyford Preparatory School, Winchester, England. He was my friend and colleague. He died of brain cancer at age 44, 8 years ago. I still miss him deeply and I want to write about some things we did together in his class at Twyford. I met Nigel when he enrolled as […]
