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Approximations

 

Source: http://www.xkcd.com/1047/

John Quintanilla Elementary, Engagement Leave a comment July 15, 2014May 19, 2014 1 Minute

Forgot algebra

Source: http://www.xkcd.com/1050/

John Quintanilla Algebra I, Algebra II, Engagement, Pre-Algebra, Precalculus Leave a comment June 16, 2014June 5, 2014 1 Minute

Depth perception

Source: http://www.xkcd.com/941/

John Quintanilla Engagement Leave a comment June 7, 2014May 28, 2014 1 Minute

Percentage points

xkcdpercentage_points

John Quintanilla Elementary, Pre-Algebra Leave a comment April 26, 2014July 26, 2013 1 Minute

Password strength and combinatorics

xkcdpassword_strength

Source: http://www.xkcd.com/936/

John Quintanilla Engagement, Precalculus Leave a comment April 20, 2014April 1, 2014 1 Minute

Binary

xkcd1_to_10Source: http://www.xkcd.com/953/

John Quintanilla Bases, Humor Leave a comment April 16, 2014March 26, 2014 1 Minute

Formal logic bumper sticker

xkcdformal_logicSource: http://www.xkcd.com/1033/

John Quintanilla Engagement, Theorems Leave a comment March 20, 2014March 7, 2014 1 Minute

Paths

I offer the following xkcd comic as a possible engagement exercise concerning the Pythagorean theorem.

paths

Source: http://www.xkcd.com/85/

John Quintanilla Engagement, Geometry Leave a comment March 19, 2014March 7, 2014 1 Minute

Null hypothesis

xkcdnull_hypothesisSource: http://xkcd.com/892/

John Quintanilla Statistics Leave a comment March 11, 2014February 25, 2014 1 Minute

Importance of labeling axes

xkcdconvincing

Source: http://www.xkcd.com/833/

John Quintanilla Algebra I, Algebra II 1 Comment February 22, 2014February 17, 2014 1 Minute

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