Ever use a calculator in math class? Now you can calculate anything, anytime.

Look at the following websites:

http://www.easycalculation.com/index.php
and
http://www.calculator.com/
and
http://www.calculateforfree.com/
and
http://www.math.com/students/tools.html

Calculate the answers to these questions?

How much is a college education going to cost you?
How much interest will you pay on a $300,000 dollar house over 30 years @ 5.5%
How much is that $23,000 dollar car going to cost you with a 4-yr 8% loan?
How many days have you been alive?

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dmac

0429WarmUp

Ever hear of Rube Goldberg? His name is synomous with "complex devices that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways."

Look him up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg.

Ever play Mousetrap? Then you've heard of a Rube Goldberg machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine.

Check out his webpage @ http://www.rubegoldberg.com/

There is even a contest to design your own Rube Goldberg machine. Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_Machine_Contest

and

http://www.rubegoldberg.com/ (Click on machine contest.)

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dmac

0428WrapUp

Ever want to fly the Millennium Falcon at light speed?

Can't fly? Then try a paper version. Here's how to make an origami Millennium Falcon.

Watch the video @ http://www.wired.com/video/howto/howto/1785356835/fold-the-millennium-falcon/5330836001

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0427WarmUp

What's a graph? Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph

Look @ some interesting examples @ http://graphjam.com/2009/01/23/song-chart-memes-jets-fans-vs-giants-fans/

Build your own @ http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/builder.aspx?bt=graphjam&vs=4

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dmac

0416WarmUp

Remember the binary system? Representing numbers using only 2 digits? All those 1's and 0's?

Still can't remember how it works? Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system

Can you count from 1 to 10 in binary? Try it!

Use the ascii chart @ http://www.pcguide.com/res/tablesASCII-c.html to convert the phrase "Hello World" into binary.

Check your answer using the binary encoder @ http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php

Double check your answer using the binary/ascii converter @ http://www.easycalculation.com/ascii-hex.php

Leave a comment in English and in binary!

dmac

0414WarmUp

Did you know that every color has a number?

Look up Pantone @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantone and
http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/index.aspx

Try out the color hunter @ http://www.colorhunter.com/

Try blending your own colors @ http://www.colorblender.com/

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dmac

0413WarmUp

Ever wonder what a mouse brain looks like?

Check it out @ http://developingmouse.brain-map.org/data/search/1.html?term=A%2A&type=gene

Look at the gene interactive, genome-wide image database of gene expression from the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas @ http://mouse.brain-map.org/welcome.do

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