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The Big Tree Take Down

The wind brought it down to its present position. How would you bring it to the ground without further damage?

Here's what the experts did.

I do wonder why the chain saw guy stopped cutting it and was told to saw it elsewhere. I was too busy filming and didn’t think to ask.

I was looking for math in their solution to the problem. But what I learned is that if you have the right tools and the know how to use them properly the job becomes a “no brainer.”

There obviously is a lot of science here. Any suggestions as to how the science might inform the math?

What's wrong with this sign?

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It's rather strange to say the least. Anything wrong with it?

Here's what I did with it in a math class. (Click here.)

What's Wrong with this Picture?

Hint: It appeared as an ad in the program book for the NCTM conference where the theme was EQUITY. Hello? Anybody home?

New Home of the Dynamic (Math) Classroom Press

Back in the good old days, DCP was the acronym for my "publishing" enterprise Dynamic Classroom Press. Founded in 1988 I used it to self published books and newsletters related to the Logo programming language and its use in the math classroom. More recently I've been championing the cause for technology in math education and am planning to share and update some of the work I did at the CIESE center (Stevens Institute of Technology) during my years there as Maths Project Manager. More coming soon.

In the meantime check out my works in progress: a website and blog.