099 TMD How to Estimate Pi with Monte Carlo Methods, Part 2

Tweet Learn about an amazing math technique called a Monte Carlo method and find out how you can use it to estimate the value of pi. SPONSOR: http://stitcher.com/math. Use the code MATH to be entered to win $1000. Listen to the math podcast here . . . → Read More: 099 TMD How to Estimate Pi with Monte Carlo Methods, Part 2

098 TMD How to Estimate Pi with Monte Carlo Methods, Part 1

Tweet Learn about an amazing math technique called a Monte Carlo method and find out how you can use it to estimate the value of pi. SPONSOR: Use http://www.betterment.com/mathdude and receive a $25 account bonus! Listen to the math podcast here . . . → Read More: 098 TMD How to Estimate Pi with Monte Carlo Methods, Part 1

Price-to-Earnings and EPS Worksheets

Tweet It’s been a little slow on the worksheet front here, but I’m getting back in the swing of things. To get things started, I’ve added a few more topics to the series of investing word problem worksheets that you can find at the links below… Earnings Per Share Worksheets Price-to-Earnings Ratio Worksheets We’ve been having fun learning more [...] . . . → Read More: Price-to-Earnings and EPS Worksheets

Visualizing Large Numbers with Pennies

Tweet It’s an oldie, but a goodie and one we’ve used a few times here before… The MegaPennyProject When we start discussing topics with very large numbers, for instance the finance worksheets from earlier this week, or atomic dimensions in chemistry, it’s helpful for kids to relate it to something familiar and physical. In a more adult context, [...] . . . → Read More: Visualizing Large Numbers with Pennies

Investing Basics and Market Capitalization Worksheets

Tweet Math plays a heavy role in finance and investing, perhaps even a bigger role than in the core sciences. A key goal in raising our girls is to make sure they grow up not just math literate, but financially literate as well. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds and their derivatives are all plenty confusing when you get [...] . . . → Read More: Investing Basics and Market Capitalization Worksheets

Analog Elapsed Time Worksheets Updated

Tweet Reader Ann McCarty pointed out some duplicate problems showing up on the Analog Elapsed Time worksheets, specifically the sets that all start from noon and add either whole hours or hours and minutes. All of the elapsed time worksheets should now show much more variability in problems selected on each sheet. Analog Elapsed Time Worksheets [...] . . . → Read More: Analog Elapsed Time Worksheets Updated

Math Riff: The Cruel Math of Weight Loss Multiplication

Tweet Raise your hand if one or more of your new year’s resolutions are “get in shape” or “lose weight” or “By Halloween, look just like Gerard Butler for that Spartan warrior costume I’ve twice now skipped in favor of the Energizer Bunny suit.” What? No? The sad news from the scale this morning is that I’m [...] . . . → Read More: Math Riff: The Cruel Math of Weight Loss Multiplication

Division with Remainders and Exponent Flash Cards

Tweet Adding on to last week’s printable flash cards, you can find links below to additional division flashcards featuring 10, 11 and 12 as divisors, and also flash cards with easy remainders similar to the Division with Remainders worksheets… Division Flash Cards Divisors 10, 11, 12 Division with Remainders Flash Cards Additionally, the previous division flash cards have [...] . . . → Read More: Division with Remainders and Exponent Flash Cards

Quick Tip: Getting Rid of Headers When Printing Worksheets

Tweet There’s obviously a whole lot of worksheet printing going on around Dad’s office, not to mention a fair bit of other web-based material going straight from the browser to printed page. By default, your browser will print a timestamp, page numbers, URLs and potentially other stuff in the header or footer of the page. You [...] . . . → Read More: Quick Tip: Getting Rid of Headers When Printing Worksheets

Lost a Flash Card? No Worries!

Tweet If you’re like our family, flash cards have been a staple activity in the backseat of the car. I’m hoping this is setting an example for appropriate and fun things to do there well into the teenage years. Contemplating the future as a Dad can be stressful sometimes. The cards themselves aren’t happy either. They get [...] . . . → Read More: Lost a Flash Card? No Worries!