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The March Calendar of Problems is here! Enjoy some #ProblemSolving yourself or with students. Let us know your thoughts & working-out here or on post.

#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #RecreationalMath #MathChat #ClassroomMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat

https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/march-calendar-problems-4/

March Calendar Problems

It is March, and spring can’t come quickly enough for my friends in the northeast US. No matter what the weather, I have the March 2001 Calendar of Problems from 25 years ago for your problem…

Reflections and Tangents

Karen Campe Feb 22

Let's do #ProblemSolving Sunday... which of this past week's problems did you try?
Here are some from the February calendar (link in 1st comment)
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #RecreationalMath #MathChat

Alfonso Gonzalez Dec 4

5 Ways to Encourage Deep Mathematical Thinking
You can adapt the curriculum you have to create rich tasks that invite reasoning and build students’ problem-solving skills. By Jo Boaler #MathChat
https://www.edutopia.org/article/creating-rich-math-tasks

5 Ways to Encourage Deep Mathematical Thinking

You can adapt the curriculum you have to create rich tasks that invite reasoning and build students’ problem-solving skills.

Edutopia

Alfonso Gonzalez Dec 3

Why Teaching is Harder When the Math is Easier - Dan Meyer
From Dan: "I need new ideas for doing conceptual work at classroom scale."

From me: Me, too! Excellent computer simulations make guess & check too much fun so there's little if any Mathing!! #iTeachMath #MathChat
https://danmeyer.substack.com/p/why-teaching-is-harder-when-the-math

Why Teaching is Harder When the Math is Easier

I got humbled in class today.

Mathworlds

myrmepropagandist Dec 2

The TI-34 is a fairly basic scientific #calculator. I’m a big fan because it’s easy to use and not overwhelming.

I was reading the manual and discovered it has two functions:

ipart(x)
fpart(x)

These return the integer and fraction parts of x.

ipart(2.34)=2
fpart(2.34)=.34

Great! So, uh.. What are these typically used for? Why include them on such a *basic* calculator? #calculators #ticalc #ti34 #matheducation #mathchat

Karen Campe Dec 1

Here's the December Calendar of Problems from 40 years ago... the first year of the calendar format!!

Enjoy #ProblemSolving this month yourself or w/students; share thinking here or on the post.

#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #MathChat #RecreationalMath #ClassroomMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat

https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/december-calendar-problems-4/

December Calendar Problems

The year is flying by and December is upon us! I had planned to share a December calendar of problems from the early 2000s, but I was digging around and realized that 2025 is the 40th anniversary o…

Reflections and Tangents

Karen Campe Sep 15, 2025

Curious what my mathematician & math educator friends think of the use of AND on this sign...
Wondering if dogs OR alcohol are allowed on the beach, just not at the same time?
🤪 🤷‍♀️

#iTeachMath #MathChat #MathsChat

Methark Sep 10, 2025

To The Erudite In Mathematics Who Wish To Remove Infinity (∞)

An axiom of which we are all conscious: the acknowledgement of the unknown.

The symbol of Infinity is the mathematical constant that, through its own logic and reason, grants us the ability to formulate useful formulae. It demarcates a value that is unknown, yet undeniably present.

#Infinity #Mathematics #Maths #Axiom #PhilosophyOfScience #Logic #Reason #TheUnknown #Calculus #Academic #MathChat