Patrick Honner

Math teacher. Instructional Coach. Presidential Award winner. STEM Ambassador. Author "Painless Statistics". @QuantaMagazine columnist.

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

I wrote a book! Introducing "Painless Statistics".
https://t.co/sTrLWHrcPs
Info on the book, the target audience, links to order, and a Table of Contents.
#math #mathchat #statschat

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

I'll be making "A Case for Linear Algebra" this afternoon at 4:30 at #NCTMDC23

#NCTM #NCTM23

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

I'll be at NCTM later this week giving two talks:

So You're Teaching Precalculus, with @garyrubinstein, on Thursday
A Case for Linear Algebra, on Friday

https://t.co/ibNVdvLM9f

#NCTM #NCTMAnnual #NCTMDC23

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

Solving the Kakeya conjecture might sound like a stretch, and that’s because it is. Explore the famous geometry problem:
https://t.co/YHQVJRt2vn

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

The region swept out by the line segment in this animation is called a deltoid. It was once thought that the area of this shape is the smallest that could be made while turning a line in every direction, but it’s possible to do infinitely better. https://t.co/YHQVJRt2vn

[Leeds Mathematics School (LMaS) @LeedsMathSchool]

Kakeya's needle: a simple but rich puzzle. A lesson idea is stirring ...🤔 @SYMathsHub @WYorksMathsHub @YRMathshub @YHMathsHub @MathsCityLeeds @mathsleedsuni @leeds_learning @Leeds0_19Team @LeedsTSH @GORSEscitt @StudyMaths @missradders https://t.co/I5oBjxWyLd

[Thomas Lin @7homaslin]

What does a three-point turn have to do with a century-old geometry problem? No need to wait on pins and needles. @MrHonner will point you in the right direction: https://t.co/FHafFjQk0E

[Tara Murphy @qubit_the_cat]

I really enjoyed diving into Kakeyas Needle Problem with a new @QuantaMagazine article! A huge shoutout to the writer, @MrHonner, for highlighting the brilliant minds of mathematicians around the world! #Math #Innovation

https://t.co/SdPb59FXvL

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

How much space do you need to turn your car around on a narrow road? Mathematicians have been working on an idealized version of this problem for over 100 years. https://t.co/YHQVJRt2vn

[Harvard Department of Mathematics @HarvardMath]

A look at the simple geometry that makes Kakeya’s needle problem so interesting and surprising that mathematicians are studying variations of it over a century down the line. https://t.co/IQlUazhTdR

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

Lay an infinitely thin needle on a flat surface and rotate it so that it points in every direction. What’s the smallest area the needle can sweep out? This month’s Academy column explores some of the angles for solving Kakeya’s needle problem. https://t.co/YHQVJRt2vn

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

Three point turns and some very clever elementary geometry in my latest column for @QuantaMagazine!
#math #geometry
https://t.co/HX2Rt6dYx4

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

If you’ve ever backed a car out of a tight spot, you have engaged in geometry similar to the famous Kakeya conjecture. @MrHonner explains the finer points of Kakeya’s needle problem in a new Quantized Academy column: https://t.co/YHQVJRt2vn

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

If you are learning or teaching statistics this year, consider picking up my book Painless Statistics! Don't be deterred by the reviewer who said there are a lot of words — most are repeats. (And even they gave it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!)
#math #stats #Statistics
https://t.co/w618w8WPme

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

Excited to be chatting with mathematician & novelist (!) @ManilSuri at the Jaipur Literature Festival New York next week! We'll be talking about his excellent new book "The Big Bang of Numbers" on Wed 9/13 at the Asia Society. Details here: https://t.co/ptHqVAIO3y
@JLFLitfest

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

@ManilSuri Looking forward to it!

[Manil Suri @ManilSuri]

Can't wait to converse with Patrick Honner @MrHonner on Sep 13 at 4:30 PM. Should be a real fun event.

[Patrick Honner @MrHonner]

Twitter is inserting a ~5 second delay in loading links to the NYT. Try it yourself! It's obvious.

https://t.co/h4mxAU1ViH

[MAA @maanow]

Break up your morning with a few quick puzzles 🧩

Can you explain why it’s impossible to get anything other than a star in a connected graph with no paths of length 3 or longer? Find out.
https://t.co/a2c4XA24tJ

[Quanta Magazine @QuantaMagazine]

In graph theory, cliques identify areas of maximum connectivity and dependence, while anti-cliques identify areas of maximum independence.
https://t.co/X0C8IfjM7U

[Closer To Truth @CloserToTruth]

Knowing a little about the local connections on flight maps and other networks can reveal a lot about a system’s global structure.

https://t.co/wKjEm1aCEx