Earlier this week, there were two fabulous Math-related items in the NYT:
The excellent visual (click on the title of this entry) shows a million vs a billion and promoting quantitative literacy for order of magnitude.
Interestingly, the Science Times also had a Math article on estimation along with an interactive quiz. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/31/science/20090331-angier-quiz.html
Check it out -- especially the last question on how many times a year the avergae teen says "like".
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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