Check out the latest on our Hacker Calculus project!

We've added our project video to our "Hacker Calculus" project.

The video! https://youtu.be/Xa6efgkgA54

The overall project: https://hackaday.io/project/20621-hacker-calculus

Check it out, and follow/like us! 

Pasadena 3D Printing meetup group

 We're pleased to announce the creation of a Pasadena 3D printing meetup, to be held more or less monthly at Supplyframe DesignLab in Pasadena. Please join us!
 https://www.meetup.com/Pasadena-3D-printing-meetup/

At SIGGRAPH? Come to our Birds of a Feather Tues Aug 1,10-11 AM

If you are coming to SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles this year, be sure to stop by our Birds of a Feather session:

Best Practices in Making 3D-Printed Math and Science Models

Tuesday, 1 August, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Los Angeles Convention Center - Room 506

This session is for people who are creating 3D-printed models of math, science, or engineering concepts. Compare tools, techniques, and tips for accurate representations. Bring along a model!
At least "Exhibits Plus" registration is required for Birds of a Feather session. More at  http://s2017.siggraph.org/birds-feather

Aug 3-4 (Thurs-Fri) Maker-educator event in West LA!

Maker-educators: awesome two-day event in West Los Angeles. We'll be speaking and exhibiting!  Registration and more info here.

Friday July 14 San Diego: Maker tech to teach science

Teacher friends in the San Diego area- National University is hosting a workshop about maker tech for science teachers on Friday, July 14.

We have a great lineup!  Rich Cameron and I will be talking about our work creating 3D printed science projects, we'll have two proposed charter schools with a maker focus talking about their plans, case studies from the classroom, an agricultural water-saving Arduino project, and more! Event is free to educators. More: https://julynumakertechworkshop.eventbrite.com

Our new Science Projects book is out!

Our new book, 3D Printed Science Projects Volume 2, is now out! Check out some of the cool models, including sand dunes, gravitational waves, and topics in probability. Check it out on the publisher's page at http://www.apress.com/us/book/9781484226940

Hacker Calculus update

We've added some material to our Hacker Calculus project on Hackaday. 

Check out the overall project at the link above, or see the directions to build the acceleration sensor shown here in Log #1. It's a great way to start a conversation with students about acceleration, gravity, constant-velocity motion, and more.

Our Hacker Calculus project aims to create a structured set of modules consisting of hands-on 3D printing and electronics projects, with thorough text documentation and minimal supporting algebra. These modules will teach calculus in this hacker style both for self-learners and others, like the visually impaired, who need hands-on learning.

When Isaac Newton developed calculus in the 1600s, he was trying to tie together math and physics in an intuitive, geometrical way. But over time math and physics teaching became heavily weighted toward algebra, and less toward geometrical problem-solving. However, many practicing mathematicians and physicists will get their intuition geometrically first and do the algebra later. We want to let people get to that point directly without passing through (much) algebra, particularly people who learn best by making something.

Follow our project as we continue to add ideas!