tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post8461918980131264384..comments2023-09-09T08:21:55.454-04:00Comments on MathNotations: Pi Day Activity Part TwoDave Marainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13321770881353644307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-80531825530410529972007-03-09T19:17:00.000-05:002007-03-09T19:17:00.000-05:00Thhey might need to know the calender differences ...Thhey might need to know the calender differences for future research. A historian can always point out thet the Russian October Revolution is commerated (or mourned) in November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-62363832227102640922007-03-09T12:33:00.000-05:002007-03-09T12:33:00.000-05:00good question, Eric! i believe it only came up wit...good question, Eric! i believe it only came up with fermat and i told them to use the 'new style' rather than the 'old style.'<BR/>BTW, they had the most difficulty with 4/11/1953, Andrew Wiles b'day. Of course, they were cruel with my birthday. One teacher in my department quipped, "Nice of you, Dave, to give them the century!"<BR/>Many students and adults really have not been trained properly in the effective use searches on Google and other search engines.<BR/>For example, using the string<BR/>"famous+mathematician+April/11/1953"<BR/>we get Wiles immediately. But "famous mathematician April/11/1953" does not! Using +'s to refine the search is powerful but only one of many strategies than many are not aware of. When I look at the referring url's of some visiting my site I often see the search string they enter and I'm amazed. We need to train our students and adults better!!Dave Marainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321770881353644307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-48465376663747880282007-03-08T20:47:00.000-05:002007-03-08T20:47:00.000-05:00Did you run into problems with Gregorian/Julian bi...Did you run into problems with Gregorian/Julian birth dates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com