Math teacher. Instructional Coach. Presidential Award winner. STEM Ambassador. Author "Painless Statistics". @QuantaMagazine columnist. https://xitter.cf/t.co/CzqiBezIFv
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I wrote a book! Introducing "Painless Statistics".
mrhonner.com/archives/21322
Info on the book, the target audience, links to order, and a Table of Contents.
#math #mathchat #statschat
I'll be at NCTM later this week giving two talks:
So You're Teaching Precalculus, with @garyrubinstein, on Thursday
A Case for Linear Algebra, on Friday
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#NCTM #NCTMAnnual #NCTMDC23
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Solving the Kakeya conjecture might sound like a stretch, and that’s because it is. Explore the famous geometry problem:
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The region swept out by the line segment in this animation is called a deltoid. It was once thought that the area of this shape is the smallest that could be made while turning a line in every direction, but it’s possible to do infinitely better. quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
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Kakeya's needle: a simple but rich puzzle. A lesson idea is stirring ...🤔 @SYMathsHub @WYorksMathsHub @YRMathshub @YHMathsHub @MathsCityLeeds @mathsleedsuni @leeds_learning @Leeds0_19Team @LeedsTSH @GORSEscitt @StudyMaths @missradders quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
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What does a three-point turn have to do with a century-old geometry problem? No need to wait on pins and needles. @MrHonner will point you in the right direction: quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
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I really enjoyed diving into Kakeyas Needle Problem with a new @QuantaMagazine article! A huge shoutout to the writer, @MrHonner, for highlighting the brilliant minds of mathematicians around the world! #Math #Innovation
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How much space do you need to turn your car around on a narrow road? Mathematicians have been working on an idealized version of this problem for over 100 years. quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
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A look at the simple geometry that makes Kakeya’s needle problem so interesting and surprising that mathematicians are studying variations of it over a century down the line. quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
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Lay an infinitely thin needle on a flat surface and rotate it so that it points in every direction. What’s the smallest area the needle can sweep out? This month’s Academy column explores some of the angles for solving Kakeya’s needle problem. quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
Three point turns and some very clever elementary geometry in my latest column for @QuantaMagazine!
#math #geometry
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If you’ve ever backed a car out of a tight spot, you have engaged in geometry similar to the famous Kakeya conjecture. @MrHonner explains the finer points of Kakeya’s needle problem in a new Quantized Academy column: quantamagazine.org/how-simpl…
If you are learning or teaching statistics this year, consider picking up my book Painless Statistics! Don't be deterred by the reviewer who said there are a lot of words — most are repeats. (And even they gave it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!)
#math #stats #Statistics
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Excited to be chatting with mathematician & novelist (!) @ManilSuri at the Jaipur Literature Festival New York next week! We'll be talking about his excellent new book "The Big Bang of Numbers" on Wed 9/13 at the Asia Society. Details here: jlflitfest.org/new-york
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Can't wait to converse with Patrick Honner @MrHonner on Sep 13 at 4:30 PM. Should be a real fun event.
Have you registered for the upcoming edition of JLF New York? Don't miss out, secure your spot now! Register now to attend, link below.
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#jaipurliteraturefestival #jlfinternational #jlflitfest #jlfnewyork
Twitter is inserting a ~5 second delay in loading links to the NYT. Try it yourself! It's obvious.
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Break up your morning with a few quick puzzles 🧩
Can you explain why it’s impossible to get anything other than a star in a connected graph with no paths of length 3 or longer? Find out.
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In graph theory, cliques identify areas of maximum connectivity and dependence, while anti-cliques identify areas of maximum independence.
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Knowing a little about the local connections on flight maps and other networks can reveal a lot about a system’s global structure.
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In math, as in life, small choices can have big consequences. In this academy column, acclaimed math teacher Patrick Honner explains why local restriction in the field of graph theory can have global effects. quantamagazine.org/math-that…