http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:51:52 +0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/mathematics-forum-on-linkedincom-achieves-1000-members.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/mathematics-forum-on-linkedincom-achieves-1000-members.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/mathematics-forum-on-linkedincom-achieves-1000-members.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:51:52 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b000050123ddc4ca11860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b000050123ddc4ca11860b-50si" alt="Math_Forum_on_LinkedIn" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Math, Math Education, Math Culture, the popular discussion forum on the LinkedIn.com social network has achieved 1000 registered members. The discussions cover a range of topics from philosophical contemplation of the "Effect of math on human cog... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/mathematics-forum-on-linkedincom-achieves-1000-members.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b000050123f18388b4860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics maths mathematik http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-holes---one-week-late.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-holes---one-week-late.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-holes---one-week-late.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:13:32 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b0000501240b70d0e4860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b0000501240b70d0e4860e-50si" alt="Collision_of_Spiral_Galaxies" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A lecturer asked me to recommend a web site where students could read online news about Information Technology. One site that comes to mind is eWeek.com. It provides a good digest of recent ICT news, but I have heard it described as "Everything y... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-holes---one-week-late.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b000050123ddde2842860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> computer pc science software physics astronomy cosmology ict http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/rediscovering-straight-edge-and-compass-construction.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/rediscovering-straight-edge-and-compass-construction.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/rediscovering-straight-edge-and-compass-construction.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:04:27 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b00005011018045250860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b00005011018045250860e-50si" alt="Semicircle_In_Square" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> People who haven't had the right opportunity to learn math have something in common with people who were born before math was invented. Perhaps some of the techniques of Euclidean geometry could be revived in a format that is more accessible toda... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/rediscovering-straight-edge-and-compass-construction.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b000050110180452e3860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics geometry education maths http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/promoting-mathematics-via-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/promoting-mathematics-via-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/promoting-mathematics-via-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:31:37 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b00005011016bcf9bc860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b00005011016bcf9bc860d-50si" alt="Cool_Physics_Of_Heat" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is a story of the promotion of mathematics and science through social networks, digital repositories and other Web 2.0 technologies. It began in August 2008 when I was inspired by the 1999 Cluetrain Manifesto, and wrote a discussion paper "U... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/promoting-mathematics-via-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b000050110185c9899860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> internet mathematics science education web2.0 http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/colourised-equations-as-an-aid-to-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/colourised-equations-as-an-aid-to-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/colourised-equations-as-an-aid-to-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:15:41 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b00005011016ba6c71860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b00005011016ba6c71860d-50si" alt="Quadratic_Solutions" /></a> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b00005011016ba6cb4860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b00005011016ba6cb4860d-50si" alt="Quadratic_solution_coloured" /></a> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b000050110185dbd27860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b000050110185dbd27860f-50si" alt="264over999" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yesterday, during a discussion about cognition, a colleague informed me that Physicist Richard Feynman perceived colours when he saw equations. "When I see equations," he once said "I see the letters in colors - I don't know why." (Ref 1). This ab... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/colourised-equations-as-an-aid-to-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b00005011017fb1573860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics physics education synesthesia maths markup equation formula savant http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/math-accessibility-online---an-open-discussion.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/math-accessibility-online---an-open-discussion.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/math-accessibility-online---an-open-discussion.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:49:46 +0800 The open discussion about support for mathematics on Web 2.0 and social networking sites, is now taking place on the public wiki, http://onlinemathematicsaccess.wikispaces.com/. You are invited to add your comments to the following Discussions: ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/math-accessibility-online---an-open-discussion.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b00005011016b4e388860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics science education collaboration maths markup algebra calculus equation formula mathmarkup http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/new-mathematics-problem-solving-group.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/new-mathematics-problem-solving-group.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/new-mathematics-problem-solving-group.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:26:07 +0800 You are welcome to join the new "Math Problem Solving" group at Mathematics24x7.ning.com. Rashmi Kathuria, creator of the Mathematics24x7 social network, has kindly permitted me to add the discussion group. The social network has 145 members incl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/new-mathematics-problem-solving-group.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b00005011017f2ac74860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> electronics math mathematics science geometry teacher physics education maths algebra http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/editing-equations-on-web-20-sites.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/editing-equations-on-web-20-sites.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/editing-equations-on-web-20-sites.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:12:00 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b00005011017ea1601860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b00005011017ea1601860e-50si" alt="Quadratic_Solutions" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Support for equation editing is a weakness of all Web 2.0 sites that I have encountered. Students and lecturers of science and mathematics need to use equations and formulae to develop their work. The blackboard or whiteboard is convenient in the... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/editing-equations-on-web-20-sites.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b000050110166ea1ba860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics science education web2.0 maths http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/representing-scale-in-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/representing-scale-in-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/representing-scale-in-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:08 +0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fad69d53b00005011018471f88860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00fad69d53b00005011018471f88860f-50si" alt="Smallest_Transistor_1999" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The conception of scale and its representation and exploration are critical mathematical skills. Analogies are commonly used. A transistor is two thousand times smaller than a human hair. Antarctic ice is as deep as a dozen football fields. Analo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/representing-scale-in-mathematics.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b00005011018471984860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics science space astronomy education fractal maths http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/heartening-success-of-nesin-mathematics-village.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Colin McAllister) http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/heartening-success-of-nesin-mathematics-village.html?_c=feed-rss http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/heartening-success-of-nesin-mathematics-village.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:27:38 +0800 The Nesin Mathematics Village, or Nesin Matematik Koyu, in Turkey arose from controversial beginnings. I first read the story "Mathematics under arrest" of its controversial beginnings in 2007, when Professor Ali Nesin was unfairly charged as a cr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://cmcallister.vox.com/library/post/heartening-success-of-nesin-mathematics-village.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad69d53b000050110166a2b8a860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> math mathematics school education turkey maths matematik