I found this awesome blog for math lovers. Lots of fun ways to use math and science.
The blog was created by Kerry Cue who studied Science/Engineering at Melbourne University and taught maths and science for 10 demanding years before becoming a best selling author of 18 humorous and thought provoking books including Life On a G-String, Australia Unbuttoned, I Left My Heart in Chinkapook and my knickers in New York and her most recent book, Forgotten Wisdom. Kerry’s columns have appeared in newspapers across Australia including The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The West Australia, The Advertiser (SA), the Herald Sun(Vic), The Courier Mail (Qld) and The Canberra Times (ACT) and more.
She says this about Maths Pig.
"This blog is about maths. It’s about FUN maths, MEDIA maths and especially DUMB maths. Anyone can tackle these problems. You don’t have to understand squiggly, complex equations scribbled all over a black or a whiteboard. This blog simply encourages clear thinking with numbers.
As someone who has written for newspapers for over 25 years I feel there has been a tragic decline in mathematical thinking. In other words, when articles are published or facts quoted in the media very few people ask ‘DO THESE NUMBERS MAKE SENSE?’. These days mathematicians produce figures using such complex, computer-driven models that many commentators, journalists and readers, young and old, just accept the results as facts, when they are so often a load of rubbish.
It is mathspig objective to stick a snout in the media trough and sniff out the maths rubbish. And have some fun too!!!!!!"
Here's a sample of what she blogs about.
Movie cliche's debunked with maths.
1. You can duck a bullet.
When creeping around looking for a baddie in a house/apartment/disused factory our hero can duck a bullet. Especially good at ducking bullets are spy heroes
James Bond and
Jason Bourne.
Speed of a bullet stats:
The Physics Fact Book
Other interesting post are "
10 Biggest Mathematical Disasters in the World" and "
How Maths Solved a Real Murder!"
Where was this when I was in school?
Check it out.
http://mathspig.wordpress.com/
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