MR. LUPINACCI'S CLASSROOM
School Year Begins
The first is a video called, "Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land". Don't be fooled by the presence of the title character. It is an infinitely fascinating video and the math described in it is real.
The second is a musical composition that was created when a musician noticed a picture in a newspaper of birds on telephone wires. There are two links here. One is the story of the composition in audio format and the other link is a short video with the music.
Here is the audio link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112861683
Here, and to the right, is the video link:
Here is a design Web site that offers some interesting things to think about. The way we design things, through engineering, creativity and asthetics, can lead to powerful changes in the way we live our lives and interact with the planet.
Here's the link: http://inhabitat.com/
If you have a Facebook page, you can also follow the site and you'll get updates. We've looked at some of their stuff this year in class.
As the new school year begins, you may want to take a look at some of these resources. An important part of our math classes is to explore the connection between math and the world around us and for us to look at math as a description of the Universe.
Below are some examples:
Here are a couple of great books I read this summer.
