Month: July 2013

The last mpsMOOC13 Observer: Thanks and lessons learned

Read past issues | Visit the course page | Follow Moebius Noodles on Facebook Time flies when you do math! Our open online course Problem Solving for the Young, the Very Young and the Young at Heart is almost over.  This is the final

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Multiplication, homeschool conference, Kaprekar: Newsletter July 30, 2013

Subscribe I am Moby Snoodles, and this is my newsletter. I love to hear from you at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Next course: Wow, Multiplication! We are working on designing a series of short high-energy courses for parents, Math Circle leaders, and other innovative

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6 pictures that tell surprising stories: symmetry

Symmetric objects

Symmetry is beautiful. But why? Information processing theory claims it’s because symmetry saves us efforts, memory, and attention. When you look at a symmetric face, your mind only needs to process a half of it! With a snowflake, a sixth

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mpsMOOC13 Observer July 23: Math faces; lack of ease

Subscribe to receive the mpsMOOC13 Observer by email | Read past issues | Visit the course page | Follow Moebius Noodles on Facebook This is the news from the open online course Problem Solving for the Young, the Very Young,

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