Todd Feitelson

Nice. Are you going with the random first word method?

white 3-d printed chess set

And through the miracle of google photos search...turns out it was in 2018. Good grief.

I can't remember exactly. I did it as a project after the AP, so it was a little lax with rules. I may have had a couple of kids work on pawns, but the idea was always to print 8 (16, actually) the same.

This is awesome. I did this a few years ago with a BC Calc class. The solution for the top of the rook (and queen, I think) was challenging and interesting. The knight was just weird looking.

Happy Cinco de Mayo (southern hemisphere).
@davidkbutler.bsky.social @nomadpenguin.bsky.social

*I think I make this joke every year. Does it even make sense in Australia? (Note: I'm not asking if it's funny.) Sorry to burden the only two southern hemispherians I know.

We seem to cut it some slack when we allow it to integrate across a removable discontinuity. Can’t we show the same grace here??

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Weird and fun things happen by guessing random words.

So I’ve been just using the first word that comes to mind every morning. It was strange at first but now I think the game is much more fun. That’s my recommendation.

Kinda teed that one up for me you did.

When mine finally came up in one, I was afraid of settling on a new first word that had already been used. I thought about doing some research to pick an unused word, but that seemed like no fun.

I can see why you chose that word. It really is ideal.

This happened to me a couple of months ago. Exciting moment, but then the next few days were chaos. Now I embrace the just pick a random word every day strategy. Please advise how you choose to go.

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Lucked out.

Y’all are a day ahead. I look forward to the challenge.

Seems to be going well so far.

I’d for sure hang but alas the dates are a conflict with school so I won’t be there. Good luck at trivia (which I assume will be part of your week)!

I continue to let my students know that the goal is not the goal. And the end is not the end.

Sorry to hear this Lara. All I’ve got to offer is positive vibes. Someone great will find you!

Any use for these anywhere by anybody? I’m glad to ship them. Please send this along to anyone who might care. #iteachmath

Could not be cooler.

rose bowl Suppose it starts to rain. During the first second, one drop of rain falls in the Rose Bowl. During the second second, two drops fall, then four drops during the third second, and so on, continuing ...

How long would it take to fill the Rose Bowl with rain?
(an alternative to "folding paper in half again and again" and "penny doubled every day" problems which I've found Students to be too familiar with already.) #iteachmath
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

For you hockey stats guys from the Washington Post. @joelbezaire.bsky.social

I mean, who needs teachers anymore?

Gee willikers, AI is amazing and forcing me to rethink how I ask questions. Is it even possible? Here's what I think of as a semi-guided "thinking" question. Google's solution in the comments.

Factor!
(Came to it organically when giving a quiz on polynomials. "Factor" the noun was specifically on the vocab list; "factor" the verb was in the instructions to the problem.)

List?

I was driving home along a highway at 60 miles an hour. When I got exactly 60 miles from home I decided I would gradually slow down so that my speed was exactly my distance from home. How long did it take me to get home? What was my average speed? How long did it take to get 1 mile from home? #BTC

soniya complex graph

Cool student @desmos graph.

www.desmos.com/calculator/p...