When I was a camp counselor after my sophomore year of college, I had a standard response to kids who asked, “Do I have to?” Whether they were complaining about sweeping out the cabin or taking a hike, I’d look
Math Secret #3: You can skip the love
Missing-Persons Statistics: When the numbers don’t add up
I’d like to welcome my first guest poster here atMath for Grownups, Carole Moore. Carole is a fellow writer and the author ofThe Last Place You’d Look: True Stores of Missing Persons and the People Who Look for Them, which
Is Math a Foreign Language?
When I was in college, majoring in math education, I learned that math is the language of science. In fact, we called it the Queen of the Sciences. (You’d better believe that gave me a sense of superiority over the
Math at Work Memorial Day: Wendy the television line producer
What is a television line producer, and how long have you been doing this job? Production companies hire me after they’ve received the “green light” to develop and produce a new television series. The first thing I do is read
Mixing in Math: Teacher Cooks Up Lesson in the Kitchen
So this apparently is big news in Myrtle Beach. A middle school math teacher actually took her kids out of the classroom to teach them math. In the school cafeteria, the students converted decimals to percents and found surface area
Preakness Math: What Are the Odds?
This morning at 6:00 a.m., I gave my 10 year old $25 and sent her off to the racetrack. It’s Preakness weekend here in Baltimore, and just a few blocks from my house, Pimlico Racetrack will host the 136th Annual Preakness
Is Your Boss Ripping You Off?
In last Friday’s Open Thread discussion, Gretchen posted this question: My husband’s company does not provide health insurance for me and the kids, which is a $12,000 value. In his field, there is a salary scale based on education, number