@MathAware

Held every April, the goal of #MathStatMonth is to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics.

 Everywhere!
mathstatmonth.org
Joined December 2011
  • Tweets357
  • Following278
  • Followers2.3K
31Media
Math Awareness Month retweeted
math prof@mathematicsprof28 Mar 2019
Every year I write a column for Math Awareness Month @MathAware and send it to a dozen newspapers. I generally get 1-2 hits per year. Would be nice if every mathematician did this to let the world know how math plays a role in people's lives.
2
12
1
55
When you work at NIST, it all adds up! For @MathAware, get the scoop on one NISTer's experience with the National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship in applied mathematics: nist.gov/blogs/taking-measur… #MathStatMonth
Mathematician Ryan Evans in front of a whiteboard covered in mathematical equations.

ALT Mathematician Ryan Evans in front of a whiteboard covered in mathematical equations.

5
5
Take a look back with @USNISTgov at the life and career of NIST mathematician Ethel Marden, who worked on the nation's first computer with a memory: nist.gov/video/pioneering-li… #MathStatMonth @MathAware https://xitter.cf/t.co/oWbznUJLrE by @usnistgov @ChuckDBrooks @evankirstel @kennethholley

The Pioneering Life of Ethel Marden

5
5
Math Awareness Month retweeted
JoAnne Growney@MathyPoems15 Apr 2019
Enjoy a number-poem by Carl Sandburg, one of my favorite poets. Find the entire poem at this link: poetrywithmathematics.blogsp… @amermathsoc @maanow @MathAware @OHSMaths @Mathy_Jessica @JohannaF_math @mathyawp @mathyadriana @MathsJam @TheMathsMagpie
3
7
Math Awareness Month retweeted
KU Math Dept@KUMathDept13 Apr 2019
Governor Laura Kelly signed MSAM Proclamation with KU Math faculty representatives (@KUnews @KUCollege @KUMathDept) at the signing ceremony. April is the national Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month (MSAM) #MathStatMonth @MathAware.
6
10
Math Awareness Month retweeted
Plus Magazine@plusmathsorg2 Jan 2019
We start the new year by celebrating a newly discovered prime number. Hello, 2^(82,589,933)-1! bit.ly/2LJSXsI

GIMPS sets new prime record

A new prime number with nearly 25 million digits was discovered just in time for Christmas.

plus.maths.org
9
1
18
Math Awareness Month retweeted
Plus Magazine@plusmathsorg24 Oct 2018
Having a great time procrastinating with this very nice polygon interactivity on @nrichmaths nrich.maths.org/11231
4
1
11
Can the same math that picks your next Netflix movie help cancer researchers find new treatments? #MathStatMonth bit.ly/2oPONEr
3
1
For hundreds of years, sea #otters were absent from there. Then things changed (via @ColoradoStateU) #MathStatMonth bit.ly/2pJ11RQ
7
1
7
Plotting a Path from @NASA Grids to NIST Graphics nist-takingmeasure.blogs.gov… #HiddenFigures #MathStatMonth
1
6
1
11
#FunFactFriday US Congress passed legislation in 1986 inaugurating annual Math Awareness Wk, 1st celebrated that April. Now #MathStatMonth
2
2
Math Awareness Month retweeted
NSA/CSS
@NSAGov28 Apr 2017
Test your mathtitude with this equation. #MathStatMonth
25
48
13
92
Math Awareness Month retweeted
This is Statistics@ThisisStats28 Apr 2017
How do you go from classroom to data-crunching pro? Advice from recent graduates using #statistics goo.gl/rAVFoc #mathstatmonth
5
2
Math Awareness Month retweeted
LMI
@LMIsolutionscom27 Apr 2017
#MathFacts: If you write out pi to two decimal places, backwards its spells pie. #MathStatMonth @MathAware Source: buzzfeed.com/kellyoakes/math…
2
3
Thx @masonporter for helping promote awareness of role #math plays in science, nature, technology & human culture #MathStatMonth @Mathaware xitter.cf/masonporter/status/856…
Mason Porter@masonporter23 Apr 2017
Our mathematics booth was very popular at @march4sciencela! (eg @amermathsoc Math Moments,@TheSIAMNews Math Matters flyers) #marchforscience
3
2
Using #NSFfunded math to outsmart Zika virus & the mosquitoes that carry it: bit.ly/2ptghzB #MathStatMonth
24
2
19
Math Awareness Month retweeted
WW Teaching Fellowship@WWTeachFellow5 Apr 2017
In celebration of #MathStatMonth check out these lesson plans and activities for grades 9-12 @mathaware | bit.ly/2p0LiJY
1
1
Math Awareness Month retweeted
eMathsMaster@eMathsMaster3 Apr 2017
#Maths is important for a variety of jobs including oceanographers! #MathStatMonth #MathsChat @mathaware
1
Math Awareness Month retweeted
Simon Ware@simon_ware_31 Mar 2017
No foolin', April 1st kicks off Math Awareness Month #MathStatMonth check it out @MathAware
1
4
Celebrate #MathStatMonth. Attend @NatMathFestival #NMF17 a free, public festival in Washington DC Apr 22
7
10
Load more