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What They Said of Each Other

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:10:35 +0000

I am in line for a review of an uncommonly rich book by Károly Simonyi. The book deserves any praise, such that I am afraid that by focusing in this post on a small trifle I came across in the book I may cause it injustice. I hope that the readers of this blog won't [...]

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Surprising Lack of Common Standards in Hospitals

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:28 +0000

During a recent stay in a hospital (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ) I was rather surprised to discover the presence of several types of IV stands that challenged my subitizing ability. I am awfully curious whether there is any justification - economic, medical, mechanical - for producing the stands with a certain [...]

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A Hundred Years War

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:24:42 +0000

NCTM began publishing its Yearbooks in 1926. The very first one has been reprinted in 1955 and until a few years back was available at the NCTM store. My yesterday's search at the NCTM site for "First Yearbook" brought up only one item: Johnny W. Lott's (NCTM President 2002-2004) article A Static Mathematics Curriculum Is [...]

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