Miscellaneous thoughts on politics, people, math, science and other cool (if sometimes frustrating) stuff from somewhere near my favorite coffee shop.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Math and Logic
In a recent post, Confusion in the Bible Belt, I posted what I think is the funniest pie chart I've ever seen. Dean Wormer commented that his favorite was one that compared "Pie I have Eaten" to "Pie I have not yet eaten." As it happens, BuzzFeed posted that chart today; other similar examples in comments at the link.Not only is it funny, I think it might provide a good tool to help younger students understand the idea of a pie chart. The same site (which, yes, I have been spending waaay too much time with) also published a proof yesterday that circular reason works:For those who enjoy a good op-ed cartoon, there is an example in the comments using this logic to explain our policy regarding Iraq.
Thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteI love that chart.
Althought the inductive reasoning one is none to shabby.