tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post7797481916452749130..comments2024-03-22T13:39:55.941-07:00Comments on Math Mama Writes...: Math As StorySue VanHattumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-4199425636348176722010-02-03T20:42:09.603-08:002010-02-03T20:42:09.603-08:00Hi Dave, I was actually reading your book while I ...Hi Dave, I was actually reading your book while I was at the dentist today. I had to borrow a piece of scrap paper so I could draw those corners coming off the cube, and think about it. It's amazing that no one saw that relationship until Euler.Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-17339074702575946152010-02-03T19:55:30.866-08:002010-02-03T19:55:30.866-08:00Hi Sue, I hope you enjoy my book! Sorry to have mi...Hi Sue, I hope you enjoy my book! Sorry to have missed the chance to meet you in person at the JMM. I just read on 360 that you met Ξ (<-- should be Xi). Cool. Small world.<br /><br />I actually ran into Steven Strogatz at an MAA event at the JMM. I had no reason to think he knew who I was, but he mentioned that he'd read and enjoyed my book and my blog (double whoa!). THAT was a nice surprise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-31535807297539197102010-02-02T13:25:46.494-08:002010-02-02T13:25:46.494-08:00I guess I was unclear: story submissions will be a...I guess I was unclear: story submissions will be available freely online, and there's no restrictions on publishing them elsewhere. It's also a chance to win free access to a site with a huge library of children's books as well. I'm just excited at the prospect of lots of good math story ideas being shared in one place!<br /><br />I love these elaborate math problems/stories that you shared. I hope that someone will soon develop a series modeled after those novels that weave SAT vocabulary into the context of the story.Tom DeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960561773050547167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-47734636967127049732010-02-02T13:10:29.760-08:002010-02-02T13:10:29.760-08:00I'd rather see stories shared on the free port...I'd rather see stories shared on the free portions of the internet, myself. But maybe some of the folks reading here will have an interest...Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-15642771680580590792010-02-02T12:41:02.441-08:002010-02-02T12:41:02.441-08:00I'm hosting a contest asking educators to pitc...I'm hosting a contest asking educators to <a href="http://www.teachforever.com/2010/01/contest-pitch-your-childrens-book-idea.html" rel="nofollow">pitch a children's book idea</a>. The prize is a six-month premium membership to the literature site BigUniverse.com. I hope that some of this story-writing energy will transfer over to the contest!Tom DeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960561773050547167noreply@blogger.com