Algebra On Display
Pomplamoose – Beat It
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Ah, the fun of using an LCD projector. It’s even more fun when I wear a white shirt to go along with it. My kids always get a kick out of the fact that as I teach, it often looks like I am wearing a just-created math shirt.
What’s even cooler is that I use what’s called an “airliner slate” to actually “write” on the displayed notebook page. Essentially, it’s a Bluetooth plastic slate that translates plastic-pen movements on its surface into colored pen strokes on my projected computer screen.
For a prize of 100 points (which currently have no redeemable value), be the first commenter to correctly identify what the abbreviation “T.P.” stands for. [Hint: There should be enough clues on the rest of my shirt, and on the board behind me to figure this one out].
OK- how about Taylor Polynomial?
:-D
Nice try. :) Unfortunately, I’m not that witty.
Does it mean Test Point? or Toilet Paper?
You got it! My kids thought it was toilet paper (ah, the wonders of the middle school mind), but it’s really “test point”.
When do I get the 100 points?