Wired Magazine points out what we already know, even if we don't always act accordingly: we don't sleep enough. And it isn't just students, though as I've mentioned, they get hit especially hard. Here's the article.
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"An integer is called formidable if it can be written as a sum of distinct powers of 4, and successful if it can be written as a sum of distinct powers of 6. Can 2005 be written as a sum of a formidable number and a successful number? Prove your answer." This problem,...
Tutoring: In-Person vs. Offshore
As the offshore tutoring industry continues to gear up and get huge, I've been coming around to the idea that different people have different needs, and it's good for everyone when many solutions are available for a problem. It's just like having McDonald's around the...
Excuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?
Show me an exceptional math student, and I'll show you someone who has practiced correctly and practiced enough. I call foul on anyone who says it's just inborn talent. Here's the link to the article on expertise in Scientific American. Warning: it's long. (Good, but...