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Math like music

Why Art Is Important by Kirsty Kelly

This story is a part of the ongoing conversation about children’s participation in math and the arts with Malke Rosenfeld of Math in Your Feet. Photo by Kirsty Kelly What if we could learn math like children learn music within

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Soroban abacus and finger math

Finger Soroban 824

  Have you ever wondered why the Oriental Soroban abacus has 4 separate beads? It is in base 10, not 4 or 5, so why organize it that way? In response to yesterday’s post Hand tricks! Alexander Bogomolny linked his

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Who am I? A guessing game

Math Is Not Linear

“Math is not linear.” People say that, but do you believe it? Here is the history of one person’s interaction with Khan Academy. Answer this person’s riddle: WHO AM I? Judging by this historical document, how old do you think

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Summer math and circle leaders incubator: Newsletter July 16, 2014

Zome Bubble Modeling

Subscribe and read archives Pinterest | Twitter | Facebook | Google+  Hi, I am Moby Snoodles, and this is news about Natural Math. Send me your questions, comments, and stories of math adventures at moby@moebiusnoodles.com In this newsletter: Summer math: grind or adventure? Volunteer or business opportunities

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