Welcome to Andrew Borne's Math, Education & Technology Website

  Who I am, what I teach, where I teach
 
Andrew T. Borne
Licensed for grades 5-12 Mathematics, Minnesota
Masters in Education, Classroom Instruction
email: andy(at)andyborne.com

High School Teaching
Connections Academy (K-12): mathematics
Algebra 1, Algebra 2 for year 2011-12 [link]
Minnesota Transitions School District [link]

Post-Bach Teaching
Concordia University, St. Paul 2010-2011
University of St. Catherine, St. Paul 2011

Professional Memberships
International Society of Technology in Education
Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics

"Hi"

   My Online Math Education Blog

onlinematheducation.blogspot.com

   Math Clip Art


My Online Stash of Math Clip Art

   TI-84 Plus and TI-nspire Goodies
Standard Shading Program

This program which works on the TI-84 Plus and TI-83 Plus will take the mean, standard deviation, lower and upper bound and shade a normal curve. It will also state the area under the curve.

Download the code:
STDSHADE.8xp
Picture of Code


The QUAD Program

Description: Asks for Coefficients A,B,C from a quadratic equation,a and outputs discriminant, axis of symmetry, and solutions to x.

File Download: QUAD.8xp

Supporting YouTube Video: Quadratic Equations on the TI-83+, TI-84+


The MIDPOINT Program

This is a program intended for you to learn the basics of programming your calculator. Feel free to save the image.

File Download:
MIDPOINT.8xp - TI-83+ / TI-84+ Program. Requires TI-Connect, and a cable to connect your calculator to your computer.


Slider Demo

This TI-nspire document (should work with both regular and CAS models) is a simple document which has sliders connected to variables which control a graph. Page 1.1 is a linear equation and page 1.2 is a quadratic equation
slider-demo.tns - TI-nspire Document


Download - TI-snpire and TI-84+ SE backups. Nov 8th, 2010

   Video Podcast

Minnesota MCA-II 11th Grade Questions & Explanations, Convering Questions 1-20

If you have iTunes, you can automatically subscribe by clicking below:
itpc://www.andyborne.com/podcasts/mca.xml
or, copy & paste this URL in: http://www.andyborne.com/podcasts/mca.xml

   YouTube Videos

Click to Enter YouTube: The Borne Math Channel


   Interesting Articles and PowerPoints

Blooms Taxonomy Sheet for Math

The Crisis in Creativity, Newsweek, July 2010
The Unreasonable Effectivness of Mathematics, by Eugene Wigner
Beauty of Mathematics PowerPoint
Finding Roots, 3 Ways, Helps with factoring, and quadratic equations.
Calculator Comic It's kinda funny.
Einstein myth buster Yeah, he was great at math. E=mc^2
Square Roots 1961 from the Encyclopedia Britannica, 1961, The slide-rule days...
Virtual Schooling Article
Al-Kwarazmi, The Father of Algebra
 
Fractals & Teaching Mathematics #1
Fractals & Teaching Mathematics #3
Infinity
Math Jokes
More Math Jokes
Vedic Math
Zeno's Paradox
Twelve Technologies for Integration

   Unicode Math Characters

These are not all the unicode math symbols, but they are the most used.
Symbol Description Alt Code
greater than or equal to ALT-242
less than or equal to ALT-243
ŷ y-hat predicted outcome
Δ delta, change
μ mu, stat mean, prefix micro ALT-230
σ small sigma, standard deviation ALT-229
χ small chi, sounds like "ky"
π small pi ALT-227
² squared, superscripted 2 ALT-0178
³ cubed or superscripted 3 ALT-0179
radical symbol aka square root ALT-8730
½ one-half, half sybol ALT-0189
¼ one quarter or one fourth ALT-0188
± plus or minus ALT-0177
multiplication dot, bullet symbol ALT-0149
infinity
angle symbol
° degree symbol ALT-248
congruence
÷ obelus, or division symbol ALT-248
¢ money unit cents ALT-0162
ø empty set

   Quadratic Equation Solving Spreadsheet

Quadratic-Formula.xls

short video on how to use the spreadsheet

   Printables, made by me, and free free free!
 

Graph paper
16x16 | 30x30 | 22x37

Full sheet graph paper
60 x 80 | 30 x 40

Isometric dot paper for space figures
Sheet of Number Lines for inequalities

Best Ever Unit Circle | Unit Circle (2 per page)

Box Method: Multiplying polynomials


For fans of Southpark, here is a recreation of that poster seen in the background of Mr. Garrison's 4th grade classroom, the famous "Math Is...Universal" poster. The background images is the commonly known as the Keyhole nebula. All right, children, download this page and print it for your room or Mr. Hat will do terrible things to you.
Download Poster, 8.5" x 11".
 
   Math Links / Math Education Links / Math Interest

Virtual Interactives / Online Tools
Concord Interactives
GraphSketch.com
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Math Worksheets | Fraction Worksheets
Algebra Worksheet Generator
QR Code Maker

Gateway Resources: compiled lists of math sites
GOS: Online Math Resources
Tales from Technology
Math.com
 

Math Interest
Math in Society for liberal arts majors
Guide to pi | Pi Fast Program
Scott Flanberg: Human Calculator
Minnesota Math News (google search)
HP 12c emulator | Simulator
RLM tools
EduCalc.net - HP Calc News

Math Helping People
Free Rice

Professional Development
MN Dept. of Education | CEL
Admin MN - School District Maps

NCTM | Professional Dev
MN Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Google for Educators | GTA | Tools

MathForum @ Drexel
Augsberg ECS | St. Thomas GCE
University of Minnesota, PPG / Certificate Programs
AP College Boards Prof. Dev.
Learners Edge
k12 TeacherStaffDevelopment
Doing What Works.gov
 

Advanced Tutorials
Mathpages.com
mathworld.wolfram.com
TI Online Classes
Atomic Learning: TI-nspire
TI Calc.org
Fathom Tutorials (stats)

Online Collaboration Tools
Prezi
Jing | Screencast.com
Imagination Cubed by GE
Dabble Board
Adobe Connect Pro (free trial)
Adobe ConnectNow (free)
Adobe Captivate
SMART Notebook (mac) | SMART Notebook (win)
ScreenCast-o-Matic

University Math Homepages
U of M Math Dept | MathCEP | UMTYMP
St. Catherine University

Other Math / Teaching Links / Downloads
PBS Learners of the 21st Century
Teacher Ed. TI software
Incomptech Graph Paper
korthalsaltes.com, Clip & Assemble Paper Polyhedra
Vertex42 Excel spreadsheets
Tatham Portable Puzzles
NCTM Free Standard 120 Day Trial
MN MCA Item Samplers
TI83 Debugger & Instructions
TI-83+ from TI | Virtual TI (w/ROMS)
Vintage TI-30 Simulator
Free Tech 4 Teachers
StraigherLine College, (accredited)
Online Stores
Mathematicianspictures.com
Creative Publications (K-8)
Educators Outlet
The Science Teecher
Math Style

Math Teacher Sites
Christopher True  (AP Stats / Calc)
Tom Reardon  (n-spire)
John Hanna  (n-spire)
Greg Tang  Math Skills

Vector Graphic Sample

The graphic to the left is my first attempt at vector-based art. I've attempted to copy a raster-based graphic so it can be scaled and sized without limitation. In a way, this is where art and math meet, my inspiration was Pierre Bezier. I'm not sure if this minimalist artistic style came from John Lennon or Pablo Picasso. The graphic can be downloaded as a Photoshop .psd CS5 document, with a "smart object" embedded in it. Enjoy!

Learn About: Vector Graphics | Raster Graphics | Pierre Bezier | Pablo Picasso


 

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