I am writing something, and I want to refer to the isoceles triangle formed in a regular n-gon by two adjacent vertices and the center. Surely there is a simple name for it…isn’t there?
I went to #mathsjam in London a few times back in 2014 (has it really been so long?) I guess it's how I found out about mathstodon really, through following @ColinTheMathmo and others. I've been thinking it would be nice to organise mathsjam here in Plzeň for a while but I was busy and a little nervous about it. I finally decided to go for it, next month will be the first Plzeň mathsjam! Wish me luck :) #math
I would appreciate it if people could help me get more federated on my new instance. Please boost this post if any of the following tags apply to you so I can follow!
It’s time to do a proper #introduction post (it’s overdue). I work as tech writer and journalist and lately has been doing some content writing jobs as well. I volunteer at my local language #Wikipedia, and also happen to be a current math student.
My interests are quite diverse. I love to read about #science (especially #physics), #tech, and #maths (but I seldom talk about them in social media). I also love to learn about #history and #culture.
I will probably rant about Indonesian politics #idnpol from time to time.
You don't have to be a mathematician, or even "good" at #maths, to help your #children learn maths. You just have to model resilience and positivity towards what they're doing, and to avoid reinforcing negative tropes.
A #thread:
Do they seem to have been taught a different method for something you remember? Not a problem: get them to #teach you theirs, and encourage them to try to understand yours. See if you can spot similarities. Why do both work? Can you find reasons why one may be "better" than the other (there are no right answers here, but just being more familiar doesn't count)?
Are they doing something you don't recognise, or maybe you do recognise but never got the hang of it? Get them to #teach you as much of it as they can. Work together on it. Admit that you don't understand it YET but don't use this as an excuse to not engage. Learning new things is a positive thing. Not understanding something is a prerequisite for learning something new.
Model mathematical #positivity at times - not just when they're doing homework! Ask #mathematical questions about everything (look for patterns in things & try to explain them, essentially).
An excellent way to develop your own #mathematical#positivity is to introduce more maths-positive people into your life. You're on Mastodon: follow some [Hi! Nice to meet you 😃]. Interact with them. Ask them things. Share the mathematical discussions that you have with with your kids (include #tmwyk when you do!)
If you've found this thread useful or thought-provoking, check out your local #museum & ask if they have anything to help people explore the #maths behind their stories & collections.
If not, let them know that you'd really value something that did. If they say there's no maths to be found, they're wrong! Point them my way & I can help them find it: tkbriggs.co.uk.
We need more maths in our museums but it won't happen unless they know you want it.
This thread is now a blog post, with a bit of extra padding and some more links to explore, aimed squarely at #parents who aren't necessarily confident with #maths but want to help their children do well in it: