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March Mathness - The Statistics Behind Building the Perfect Bracket

Mar 30, 2019 | Pflugerville Blog

It’s March, which means March Madness for fans of college basketball.   Mathnasium recently joined CBS to discuss March Mathness - the statistics that go into building the perfect bracket for the tournament! You can check out the segment..

Estimating Whether No Two Snowflakes are Alike

Dec 19, 2017 | Pflugerville Blog

Original article: https://www.decodedscience.org/no-two-snowflakes-are-alike-math/22921 Estimating Whether No Two Snowflakes are Alike by Mike DeHaan Is every snowflake unique? Unfortunately, the best answers disagree: Yes, by ext..

'Kids don't hate math; they hate being frustrated'

Oct 2, 2017 | Pflugerville Blog

Original Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-back-to-school-math-family-0830-20160824-story.html Entering high school math can bring up anxiety for both the student and the parent. Algebra, geometry, trigonometry —..

The Math of a Solar Eclipse

Aug 21, 2017 | Pflugerville Blog

Any time the concept of solar eclipses arises, I can't help but think about the very strange and fortunate mathematical and astronomical coincidence that makes solar eclipses possible in the first place. So today we’re going to talk about that m..

HOW A 19TH CENTURY MATH GENIUS TAUGHT US THE BEST WAY TO HOLD A PIZZA SLICE, Part 1

Jul 6, 2017 | Pflugerville Blog

Source: https://www.wired.com/2014/09/curvature-and-strength-empzeal/ Original article by Aatish Bhatia     Why does bending a pizza slice help you eat it? Dig in to the math of the 'fold hold..

HOW A 19TH CENTURY MATH GENIUS TAUGHT US THE BEST WAY TO HOLD A PIZZA SLICE, Part 2

Jul 6, 2017 | Pflugerville Blog

There's more to these wrinkles than meets the eye. CRAIG SUNTER / FLICKR Perhaps the most mundane example of strength through curvature are the ubiquitous corrugated building materials (corrugate comes from ruga, Latin for wr..

New Approaches to Teaching Fractions

Jun 26, 2017 | Pflugerville Blog

The government is funding new research on more effective ways to teach the often-dreaded subject       Students at Propel Montour charter school in Kennedy Township, Pa., play the fraction game Batt..

MLB Network Statcast: A look into the use of statistics in baseball

Apr 12, 2016 | Pflugerville Blog

Getting to know Statcast1:50 A historical and technological look at the development of MLB.com Statcast and what it means for the future of baseball     By Paul Casella / MLB.com  Have you..

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