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A blog about mathematical art, beauty, and wonders.

GeoGebra Basics 1: The GeoGebra Interface 18/02/2020

GeoGebra Basics 1: The GeoGebra Interface In this video, we are going to familiarize ourselves with the interface of GeoGebra 6.0. We will also learn the different parts of GeoGebra which includes th...

27/10/2016

10 Reasons Why Mathematics Teachers Should Blog If you are a mathematics teacher (or even a teacher of any subject), and there are more than 181 million bloggers all over the world, then maybe it’s high time to start one. With that many bl…

Introduction to the Concept of Functions 19/08/2016

Introduction to the Concept of Functions Problem: A cube is painted on all faces and cut into smaller cubes of the same size. Investigate the number of painted faces of the smaller cubes. Discussion In Figure 1, shown are the cubes with s…

30/07/2016

In this article, we learn where did h = -b/2a and k = (4ac - b^2)/4a, the equations in getting the vertex of a quadratic function, come from.

Deriving the Formula of the Vertex of Quadratic Functions In getting the vertex of the quadratic function in general form $latex f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c$, we usually need to convert it to the vertex form $latex f(x) = a(x – h)^2 + k$. In the latter for…

What is the horizontal line test? 20/08/2015

What is the horizontal line test? In January of this year, we have discussed about the vertical line test. We have learned that if a vertical line intersect a graph more than once, then that graph is not a function. In this post, w...

How to Create Math Expressions in Google Forms 13/02/2015

How to Create Math Expressions in Google Forms Many of us use Google Forms to make surveys, but did you know that you can insert equations in Google Forms? Google Forms now support latex which means that you can insert any complex equation you...

15 Math Pickup Lines to Try This Valentine's Day 10/02/2015

15 Math Pickup Lines to Try This Valentine's Day Do you have a date this Valentine's day? Is your date a math major, math nerd, or mathematician? If yes is your answer to these questions, you might want to try the pick up lines below. This will p...

Math Exercise, Problem, and Investigation 24/11/2014

Math Exercise, Problem, and Investigation As teachers, it is important that we vary the mathematical activities we give our students. The learning that takes place in the classroom is, in one way or another, affected by the kind of tasks t...

Calculating The Value of Pi 21/07/2014

Calculating The Value of Pi Pi is the most popular irrational number that many mathematicians tried to calculate it as accurate as possible.

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