Posts for Math tag


Math in Real Life (MIRL)

by mbabbitt on Jun 09, 2022


Math teachers know that providing real world context for mathematical concepts is so important for student engagement and understanding. Students focus and retain information better if the ideas...

Origami in Mathematics

by Michael Guenette on Mar 23, 2022


All of mathematics is built upon a solid foundation of fundamental mathematical facts. These building blocks allow subsequent ideas to be hypothesized and in many cases proven, adding to the never...

Use Binary Number System to Guess A Number

by polat on Feb 04, 2022


We all know numbers and use them in our everyday life. There are different number systems in mathematics. The decimal system is the one most commonly used. In this article, we will use the binary...

Should we teach Tau instead of Pi?

by mbabbitt on Jun 16, 2021


In the last 20 years, a growing movement has been calling for Pi (π or 3.14…) to be replaced by Tau (τ), which equals 2π or about 6.28. Students should be taught Tau, the argument goes, because it...