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A Bit Of Math Fun

My kids and I ran across a wonderfully fun and engaging lecture given at the Royal Institution in London by a Maths Professor extraordinaire: Matt Parker from the Queen Mary

Roman Roads and The Aeneid

Happily, literature and history were not my primary interests when I was younger and in college. If I had been a liberal arts student instead of a math and physics

To The Vector Goes The Spoils

Today is one of those, “I am really tired, totally behind and unorganized, really wish it was a weekend again so I can actually get caught up,” Mondays. And so,

More Math Fun with Du Sautoy

Today is a sick day in our house and so my kids, being the weird homeschoolers that they are, are excited to be able watch documentaries. We started the morning

Challenging Math Fun Not Drudgery

Math, while a fascinating subject, can become a bit dull and ordinary for kids faced with studying the subject day in and day out. This is especially true for homeschooled

Van Gogh and Math Turbulence

We recently ran across a fascinating TED talk about turbulence and Van Gogh’s Starry Night Painting. It is good for Middle and Upper ages.  

Free Math Books For Everybody

If you are teaching your child math, at nearly any level, why purchase a curriculum when you can collect a whole trove of books at no charge? In fact many

Fibonacchi and Eratosthenes

There are many, many great math picture books for kids out there. They range from including puzzles and games to telling stories to teach a bit of math to your