Why mathematics teachers drink

I have given you a lot to read in last Monday’s Blog carnival, so no serious math topic today.  Here are some pictures that will relax you you from your mathematical readings and de-stress you from your mathematical endeavors. You may also want to look at Why mathematics teachers drink 2.

These pictures are all over the internet, so I assumed that there is no copyright violation (hopefully).

 

Peter's Binomial Expansion

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Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival #1

THE NUMBER 1

Welcome to the Mathematics and Multimedia Blog Carnival Number 1. Before beginning, let us see what’s so special about 1 as a number.

is a homophone of Juan (dela Cruz), the person who represents the Filipino people.  He is just like Uncle Sam of the United States. Hmmm… just a thought, should we change Juan dela Cruz to Manny Pacquiao?

is the multiplicative identity. Any number multiplied by 1 is equal to that number.

is the only number that is not prime nor composite.

is the number in French playing cards intead of Ace. It is the international dialing code for the United States and Canada.

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is equal to 1/21 + 1/22 + 1/23 + 1/24 + 1/25 + …

is equal to sin2 (a) + cos2 (a)

is equal to | Fn x Fn+3 – Fn+1 x Fn+2 | (F = Fibonacci numbers)

One is said to be a lonely number.  If you are as lonely as the number one, maybe reading the blog submissions below will be of great help. » Read more

What is a Blog Carnival?

Since I am posting a blog carnival on Monday, I will give an overview of the basics about blog carnivals especially to my Filipino readers.

A blog carnival is simply a collection of related blogs summarized, collated, and annotated in a single document by a carnival host. A carnival host is either a blogger, a web designer, or a wiki host.

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