If you want to master something, teach it.

A problem of James Tanton that I found completely mindblowing when I saw it (years ago now!) was to describe the "squine" curve mathematically. And there it is, in the middle image below. So... can you figure out how to write that function using standard math/trig functions?

This thread is getting better and better! Some amazing mathematics to explore here!

Marie Curie on Scientific Curiosity

2 years ago. #mathiratti

Sophie Germain (1776 - 1831) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. In mathematics, she excelled at number theory. Prime numbers p such that 2p + 1 is also prime are called Sophie Germain primes in her honor. Germain was born on this day in 1776. #sharingiscaring

Things that Schools should teach: • Being wrong is not a bad thing. • It's Okay to question what you have been taught. • Grades aren't as valuable as skills. • Understanding is more important than memorization. • Making mistakes is Okay. Learn from your mistakes.

Teach your children how to think, not what to think.

Y8 are still struggling with compound area, especially with subtraction. Today I made them write a plan without numbers before they were allowed to do any calculations. It worked pretty well - I need to do this sort of thing more often.

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.

π #sharingisthenewlearning

Mathematics, statistics, graphs, best fit. By ErrantScience, errantscience.com, cc-by-nc

Mathematics and beauty. "It's called the Lorenz 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 because all nearby points are 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 into the set of chaotic orbits, regardless of initial conditions." By Ben Bartlett, Ben Bartlett, Source: bit.ly/3DI7SAV, Used with permission.

Mathematics. A shocking formula to calculate any digit of Pi without having to know any preceding digits. More info: bit.ly/1ruKMSN

Physical example that clearly illustrates why 2^0 = 1. #math #CAMT24

Shama Yisrael, a 20-year-old from Florida, has crossed the 2200 USCF rating barrier and will become the first female, African-American national master in the country's history when the rating lists are updated in August. chess.com/news/view/yisr…

A mathematician watching the summer Olympics: "Why aren't both of these events called the 'parallel bars'?"

Intelligence isn't the ability to remember and repeat, like they teach you in school. It is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our knowledge to adapt to new situations.