Pure mathematics is, in it's own way, the poetry of logical ideas.
-Albert Einstein-
Math is the only place where truth and beauty mean the same thing.
-Danica McKellar-
Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations, or algorithms: it is about understanding.
-William Paul Thurston-
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Cool and Helpful Tools
Desmos is your one-stop shop for (almost) all things mathematically graph-able. If you create an account you can also save graphs and export images for use in reports, presentations, etc.
Wolfram Alpha: Basically type anything you want to into the search bar, and it will tell you everything that it can about that thing, including statistics and numerical values associated with it!
Gapminder is a non-profit organization dedicated to debunking common myths about people in general. They have a number of cool tools, not least of which is the "Bubbles" tool, which displays animated data in multiple dimensions.
Tau is an alternative "ratio" describing the relationship between the circumference of a circle and the radius of the circle. It has been popularized by Michael Hartl, who wrote the "Tau Manifesto", in which he describes (in sometimes an overly-sensational way) why pi is "wrong". He does have some interesting points from the lens of advanced mathematics, and in some ways the use of tau does simplify some of our trigonometric reasoning. However, as most elementary texts on the subject do not use it, we do not generally use it in class either.
Here is a website full of interesting data samples for statistical analysis.
Philosophical Razors to Live By:
Alder's razor (also known as Newton's flaming laser sword): If something cannot be settled by experiment or observation, then it is not worthy of debate.
Hitchens' razor: That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
Hanlon's razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Occam's razor: Explanations which require fewer unjustified assumptions are more likely to be correct; avoid unnecessary or improbable assumptions.
Sagan standard: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
-Wikipedia.org "Philosophical Razors"