Comments for Discrete Ideas http://www.discreteideas.com Thoughts count Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:08:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Alternative Math Methods by Ella Rogers http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/09/alternative-math-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Ella Rogers Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:08:59 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=173#comment-23 I’m very pleased to have found your blog: filled with all of my favourite education hubs. I have been meaning to tell you about a new maths resource that is one of my new favourite links, Mangahigh.com. Although the site is new, it has a lot to offer and new maths games are being added frequently. I have been using it in the classroom and for homework. A great teacher’s resource they have put together is a lesson plan guide: http://www.mangahigh.com/ I’m very pleased to have found your blog: filled with all of my favourite education hubs.

I have been meaning to tell you about a new maths resource that is one of my new favourite links, Mangahigh.com. Although the site is new, it has a lot to offer and new maths games are being added frequently.

I have been using it in the classroom and for homework. A great teacher’s resource they have put together is a lesson plan guide: http://www.mangahigh.com/

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]]> Comment on Litter By Numbers by Dmitry http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/10/litter-by-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Dmitry Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:34:56 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=182#comment-18 wOOt! wOOt!

]]> Comment on Alternative Math Methods by The Count http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/09/alternative-math-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-17 The Count Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:30:30 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=173#comment-17 Glad to hear it. Yes, the lattice method works for unequal length multiplicands as well, with a differently shaped lattice, of course. Glad to hear it. Yes, the lattice method works for unequal length multiplicands as well, with a differently shaped lattice, of course.

]]> Comment on Alternative Math Methods by James http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/09/alternative-math-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-16 James Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:41:07 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=173#comment-16 Fascinating! I was curious as to what a 3x2 lattice would look like and found the following book example: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3x2lattice" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/3x2lattice</a> That book itself seems pretty neat too. I've really been enjoying these blog entries. Keep 'em coming! Fascinating! I was curious as to what a 3×2 lattice would look like and found the following book example: http://tinyurl.com/3×2lattice That book itself seems pretty neat too.

I’ve really been enjoying these blog entries. Keep ‘em coming!

]]> Comment on The heart of baseball, served rare by Harry O http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/07/the-heart-of-baseball-served-rare/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Harry O Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:14:18 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=110#comment-15 Cool........I'll keep readin C ya. Man with a water gun..... Cool……..I’ll keep readin
C ya. Man with a water gun…..

]]> Comment on The shortest path by The Count http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/08/the-shortest-path/comment-page-1/#comment-14 The Count Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:45:05 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=145#comment-14 Congratulations to Maria Miller for <a href="http://homeschoolmath.blogspot.com/2009/08/math-trick-and-its-proof-square-number.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">her proof</a> of the "ends in 5 squared" shortcut. Nice! Congratulations to Maria Miller for her proof of the “ends in 5 squared” shortcut. Nice!

]]> Comment on Counting time by Dmitry http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/09/counting-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dmitry Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:45:53 +0000 http://www.discreteideas.com/?p=136#comment-13 Heh.. you forgot the dog years! I demand a recount (get it? ) :) Heh.. you forgot the dog years!
I demand a recount (get it? ) :)

]]> Comment on Keno: an odd game by The Count http://www.discreteideas.com/2009/07/keno-an-odd-game/comment-page-1/#comment-12 The Count Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:47:58 +0000 http://www.tankerbay.com/discrete/?p=52#comment-12 Well, they seem to pick values for the payouts that had punch, but didn't in any way leave them open to actually losing money. For larger numbers of selections, you'll often see payouts of $50,000 or even $100,000 but, since the probability of winning is so small, there's little danger to the casino. Well, they seem to pick values for the payouts that had punch, but didn’t in any way leave them open to actually losing money. For larger numbers of selections, you’ll often see payouts of $50,000 or even $100,000 but, since the probability of winning is so small, there’s little danger to the casino.

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