Mathematical education video games

Math Blaster Mystery

Math Blaster Mystery is a 1989 educational video game within the Blaster Learning System franchise, developed by Davidson & Associates. It was the second title after the original Math Blaster! and available on IBM, Apple II and Macintosh computers. In May 1993, the game was added to all 15 IBM-compatible computers at the Intex Corp. Computer Center within the Chinatown Library, in order to help students improve their English and math skills. (Wikipedia).

Math Blaster Mystery
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Killer Math Problem With An Unbelievably Elegant Solution

Did you know some math problems were used to discriminate against groups of people? This is one such problem, and it stumped me! But it has an unbelievably elegant solution. Take any equilateral triangle and pick a random point inside the triangle. Draw from each vertex a line to the rand

From playlist Math Puzzles, Riddles And Brain Teasers

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Mathematics Is Deeply Rooted In Ever | Ever Wondered | Spark

What science lies beneath the existence of a species, evolution itself or finding the best way to do something - Mathematics. Maths is a language, in it’s purest form it can provide endless riddles and puzzles to solve but it can also provide solutions and answers to some of life’s biggest

From playlist Ever Wondered

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Solving An INSANELY Hard Viral Math Problem

This seemingly simple viral problem is a lot harder than it looks--it is actually a problem from a university level mathematics textbook! In order to solve the problem, we take a journey through symmetry and group theory which leads to a simple formula for solving these kinds of equations.

From playlist Math Puzzles, Riddles And Brain Teasers

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The Computer Chronicles - Software for Schools (1991)

Special thanks to archive.org for hosting these episodes. Downloads of all these episodes and more can be found at: http://archive.org/details/computerchronicles

From playlist Computer Chronicles Episodes on Software

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Adam Savage's Sci-Fi Blaster Storage Vault!

Adam finally reveals what's inside that mysterious storage chest that's appeared in recent Tested videos! It's a fully custom-built steamer trunk vault for housing and displaying Adam's collection of replica science-fiction blaster props, including his most prized prop builds. We're taken

From playlist Inside Adam's Cave

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Adam Savage's One Day Builds: LEGO Blade Runner Blaster!

Adam is joined in the cave by director Angus MacLane to assemble a custom LEGO build: a 1:1 prop replica of the PKD Blade Runner blaster! It's a build that Adam and Angus have been cooking up ever since they first met, with Angus using Adam's screen-accurate blaster as a guide to design th

From playlist Adam Savage's One Day Builds

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NUMBERS: "X", Number of Freedom | Five numbers that changed the world | Cool Math

NUMBERS - secrets of Math. Mathematics is shrouded behind a veil and does not easily reveal itself. Students resort to rote memorization of math formulas to solve problems in a boring exercise of the mind that is also repetitive. However, if you knew the history of mathematics, the way the

From playlist Civilization

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Newton's method for finding zeroes | Real numbers and limits Math Foundations 83 | N J Wildberger

Newton, the towering scientific figure of the 17th century, discovered a lovely method for finding approximate solutions to equations, involving iterated constructions of tangent lines and their intersections. We describe this method in general and then apply it to the simplest and most fa

From playlist Math Foundations

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NUMBERS: "∞" infinity, The ladder of Heaven | Five numbers that changed the world | Cool Math

NUMBERS - secrets of Math. Mathematics is shrouded behind a veil and does not easily reveal itself. Students resort to rote memorization of math formulas to solve problems in a boring exercise of the mind that is also repetitive. However, if you knew the history of mathematics, the way the

From playlist Civilization

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Let’s Solve These Power Equations …Step-By-Step… (a big difference in what you need to know)

TabletClass Math: https://tcmathacademy.com/ Math help with solving exponential and logarithmic equations. For more math help to include math lessons, practice problems and math tutorials check out my full math help program at https://tcmathacademy.com/ Math Notes: Pre-Algebra Notes

From playlist Algebra

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Adam Savage Assembles a Mandalorian Blaster Kit!

Adam and Norm assemble a beautifully machined replica prop kit inspired by the hero blaster from The Mandalorian. It's a lovely prop that has all the hallmarks of a blaster from the Star Wars universe, designed with the same sensibilities of the propmakers from the original trilogy. This a

From playlist Inside Adam's Cave

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Adam Savage's Blade Runner Blaster Obsession

In this very special visit to Adam's Cave, Adam goes in-depth about his passion for the Blade Runner blaster and tells the story of each of the variations of the prop he has in his collection. The evolution of his replica project over 25 years is an incredible story. Watch our other video

From playlist Inside Adam's Cave

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Let's Talk Laser Blasters

Are laser blasters really lasers? Adam calculates the speed of blaster bolts to find out. Catch all new episodes of MYTHBUSTERS Saturdays at 9/8c on Discovery: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/ Watch full episodes! http://www.hulu.com/mythbusters http://bit.ly/MythBustersFul

From playlist MythBusters Star Wars Specials

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Trivia Questions (General Knowledge) No. 3

Are you a chess grandmaster? A whiz at Norse mythology? If so, you're on your way to acing this general knowledge quiz. Answers included.

From playlist Quizz

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Adam Savage Reacts To His First One Day Build!

Adam sits down to watch and comment on his very first Tested One Day Build, the Blade Runner Blaster Box (https://youtu.be/-tUHJnl8qPM). Watching it for the first time in SEVEN YEARS, Adam reveals how the ODB series originated, exclaims over the many changes he's made to his shop since 201

From playlist Tested Premium/Patron Exclusives

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Algebraic Word Problems

Algebra brings us a new and interesting way to see how math can solve real-world problems! We just have to learn how to construct equations that say something meaningful about a given situation, and then solve them using the techniques we already know. Learn all about how to do this here!

From playlist Algebra 1 & 2

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PHYS 201 | Dispersion 7 - DEMO: Dispersion in Sound Waves

The dispersion of sound in air and in solids is described and observed. -----Traveling Waves Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_sR6QqqcynLNxj57eNgJ7eWKz0Y0Ad3 -----Use the channel, or take the courses at edX - https://www.edx.org/course?search_query=hafner+ricex -----Thi

From playlist PHYS 201 | Traveling Waves

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How To (Safely) Demolish A Building

When demolition companies “blow up” a skyscraper, they’re actually imploding the structure. So how do they collapse a building without destroying everything around it? Learn more at HowStuffWorks.com: http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/building-implosion.htm Share on

From playlist Wackiest Comment Threads

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Solving Trigonometric Equations

We solved so many equations when studying algebra. Now that we understand trig functions, as well as inverse trig functions, we are ready to solve trigonometric equations. This will combine an understanding of trigonometry with some of the techniques we learned in algebra, and in the end,

From playlist Trigonometry

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A Tale of Two Syd Mead Blade Runner Blasters

Adam adds a new piece to his Blade Runner Blaster collection, and it's a new interpretation of Syd Mead's concept blaster designed but never used for the original 1982 film. We tour through a quick history of Adam's Blade Runner blaster replicas, and Adam compares this version of the Syd M

From playlist Toys, Models and Collectibles

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