Monday 22 February 2016
The world's BIGGEST prime number
A while back we studied prime numbers. Well, many mathematicians spend tons of time "hunting" for HUGE primes. Here is a video that tells us about how they found the largest (known) prime number..
The science behind the myth!!
Many of you have been reading myths in RLA. Check out this cool TedEd video that talks about the science behind the famous myth, "The Odyssey" by Homer.
How Math Guides Ships at Sea
Check out this cool TedEd video about a real life application of math in the old days...
1. According to the video, why was math so important?
2. Why do you think you learn math at school? Wednesday 3 February 2016
Folding paper can get you to the moon??
Check out this awesome TedTalk video about how folder paper can get you to the moon...
1. How many times can you fold a paper? Try until the paper gets too small to be folded any further
2. Define exponential growth. How does it work?
3. How many times do I have to fold a piece of newspaper to get 0.008 inches if the original height of my newspaper is 0.002 inches high?
Credit to my fantastic high school student assistant, Matt Chan, for finding the video and writing the questions!
1. How many times can you fold a paper? Try until the paper gets too small to be folded any further
2. Define exponential growth. How does it work?
3. How many times do I have to fold a piece of newspaper to get 0.008 inches if the original height of my newspaper is 0.002 inches high?
Credit to my fantastic high school student assistant, Matt Chan, for finding the video and writing the questions!
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