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+ | == Favorite Media == | ||
+ | === Books === | ||
+ | It will take a long time to make this list, but here's a start: | ||
+ | * Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams (his best book and only nonfiction book) | ||
+ | * The Hitchhiker's Guide series and anything else by Douglas Adams | ||
+ | * Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow series by Orson Scott Card | ||
+ | * The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Movies === | ||
+ | Ditto on the beginning | ||
+ | * Lawrence of Arabia | ||
+ | * Donnie Darko | ||
+ | * Boondock Saints | ||
+ | * Harry Potter movies | ||
+ | * War Games | ||
+ | * The Matrix (but not so much the sequels) | ||
+ | * Pitch Black | ||
+ | * Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | ||
+ | * Man on the Moon | ||
+ | * The Crow | ||
+ | * Serenity | ||
+ | * The Last Dragon | ||
+ | * Dune (movies and miniseries) | ||
+ | * Searching for Bobby Fischer | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Television === | ||
+ | I don't watch much television and don't have cable, but there are a few shows I enjoy: | ||
+ | * The Daily Show | ||
+ | * Firefly | ||
+ | * Deadwood | ||
+ | * Battlestar Gallactica | ||
+ | * Star Treks (some, but not all) | ||
+ | * The Young Ones | ||
+ | * Dune miniseries | ||
+ | * X-Files |
Revision as of 20:41, 18 June 2006
My name is Mathew Crawford and I am one of the administrators, teachers, and curriculum developers at Art of Problem Solving. I help manage the AoPSWiki and if you have any problems with the AoPSWiki or any other part of the AoPS network, I will do my best to assist you.
Contents
[hide]Teaching
I enjoy teaching, so I'll list more of my past teaching experience than anyone would care to know about:
- AoPS Classes -- I write and teach many classes at AoPS.
- Math Jams -- I've taught quite a few of them.
- San Diego Math Circle (2003-2006)
- Coach of San Diego ARML (2006)
- Co-coach of Missouri ARML (1996-97)
- Mountain Brook Geometry Math Team (1991-1992)
- Private college math tutor (1995-1996, 2002-2003)
- Hundreds of hours of volunteer math tutoring (1990-1995)
Hobbies
I enjoy juggling, playing the guitar, and playing ultimate frisbee.
AoPS blog
I blog here. Here are some of my posts:
Currently, these links are broken due to the new blog format. I'll fix them soon.
AoPS
- Three Types of Probability
- No Stakes Poker...And Something Else
- Educational BitTorent
- ARML and AoPS
- Writing a Math Textbook
- Moving Day
Math Lessons
Math Contests
- ARML 2006
- San Diego ARML
- Skip and Return Later
- Number Theory and Calculation Errors
- Math Tournament Test Taking Strategy
- Competition Tests vs. Problem Solving
- The Mandelbrot Competition
- AMC Math Jam
Education
- Budgeting for the Future...or...Building a Flying Machine
- No Smart Child Left Behind
- The Era of the Mathematician
- Time Spent Studying Math
- Want a Good Job as an Adult? Math/Sci/Engineering in Demand
- Progression of Maturity
- Math Chat
- MIT Admissions Math Jam
- Do Software Engineers Need Mathematics?
- Cut-the-Knot
- Students Teaching Students
- Educational BitTorent
- Evolution of Technology in Education
- Girls in Mathematics
- Differentiated Instruction and the Internet Age
- The Government Education Debacle
- College Decisions
- The Arbelos
Technology
- Millenium Problem Wiki
- Mathematically Random Music
- NSF Funds New Internet
- Students Teaching Students
- Educational BitTorent
- Evolution of Technology in Education
- Differentiated Instruction and the Internet Age
Humor
- Psychics Race Poo Specialist in Hunt for Prized Whippet Vivi
- Fermi's Paradox
- No Stakes Poker...And Something Else
- Too Amusing Not to Share
- Geek Pranksters
- AoPS Logs
Art
Articles
Math Contests
As a member of the math team of Louis Pizitz Middle School and Vestavia Hills High School, I felt the following mathematics competitions were beneficial to my early education:
- AMC (AIME and USAMO)
- ARML (see Alabama ARML)
- MathCounts (see Alabama MathCounts)
- Mu Alpha Theta
Favorite Media
Books
It will take a long time to make this list, but here's a start:
- Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams (his best book and only nonfiction book)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide series and anything else by Douglas Adams
- Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow series by Orson Scott Card
- The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov
Movies
Ditto on the beginning
- Lawrence of Arabia
- Donnie Darko
- Boondock Saints
- Harry Potter movies
- War Games
- The Matrix (but not so much the sequels)
- Pitch Black
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Man on the Moon
- The Crow
- Serenity
- The Last Dragon
- Dune (movies and miniseries)
- Searching for Bobby Fischer
Television
I don't watch much television and don't have cable, but there are a few shows I enjoy:
- The Daily Show
- Firefly
- Deadwood
- Battlestar Gallactica
- Star Treks (some, but not all)
- The Young Ones
- Dune miniseries
- X-Files