From time to time, a mathematical question of some sort will make its rounds on Facebook and other social media platforms. For instance, the one making the rounds most recently in my portion of the blogosphere was: \[5 + 5 + 5 – 5 + 5 + 5 – 5 + 5 \cdot 0 =…
Month: July 2012
Introduction and purpose
As of this summer, the summer of 2012, I am qualified to teach mathematics at the high school level in the state of Michigan. I am expecting to be doing so full-time this fall. I am also qualified to teach English, but so far my major focus has been on mathematics, and that’s also the focus…