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Trig – The Oldest Practical Math

My guests on this episode are the authors of Make Trigonometry, Build Your Way from Triangles to Analytic Geometry, Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron. Make Trigonometry is the third math book that Joan and Rich have written with us, the previous books being Make Geometry and Make Calculus.

Joan calls herself a recovering rocket scientist. In that career, she worked on spacecraft headed to distant planents. Her co-author, Rich, has a very different background as an open source developer who has been involved in 3D printing since its emergence in the maker community.

 Together they have come up with a way to teach math using 3D models that turn math into a hands-on learning experience for students.

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Review: Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker

Manufacturer: Seeed Kickstarter Campaign Price: $29 Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker Many years ago, I set my backpack up with…its own server. Just a little Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, but it could provide access to files, along with various other things, including tracking its location and alerting me to changes via IFTTT. The problem was […]

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PlanetART: Nurturing Sustainability Through Art and Education

Note: If you are considering a vacation in Italy in October, remember that Maker Faire Rome The European Edition, one of the world’s largest Maker Faires, will be taking place in Rome from the 20th to the 22nd. In the heart of Europe, an exciting and enlightening event is making waves, inviting us to delve into […]

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Adafruit Feather RP2040 With RFM95 LoRa Radio – 915MHz

The Adafruit Feather RP2040 with RFM95 LoRa Radio – 915MHz – RadioFruit and STEMMA QT (Feather LoRa from here on out) is a microcontroller paired with a LoRa 900MHz band radio for data communication. LoRa, short for long range, is a data radio standard for low-data rate, long-distance communication. Its range will depend on the […]

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Student Days At Maker Faire: The Coolest Field Trip At Discounted Rates

We have a program at Maker Faire Bay Area that I really love. It’s called Student Days and it is focused on getting more youth involved through their schools. We set aside time on the Friday of the faire (Two Fridays this year!) where schools can bring full classrooms of students at a reduced rate. […]

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How To Properly Scale Your 3D Printed Cosplay Helmet

I see this issue all the time with beginner cosplayers. They get a fancy new 3d printer, download a cool helmet and print it, and it doesn’t fit right. In this video, Tina Ross walks you through the process of getting those helmets to fit your head perfectly. She covers how to measure your head, […]

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6 Tips To Make Your Designs Perfectly 3D Printable

For many folks the journey with a 3D printer follows a familiar path. You get a machine, you download a bunch of files to print, you get bored with that, you discover how hard designing things really is. Alan Mandic has some tips for you to bring your own custom designs to a more professional […]

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A Watershed Moment: Apple’s Endorsement of Right to Repair in California

For years, we’ve been fighting for your right to fix your stuff, and it’s finally paying off. In a move that’s tantamount to the Berlin Wall of tech monopolies crumbling, Apple has officially endorsed California’s Right to Repair Bill, SB 244. A Long Time Coming The iFixit team and an incredible coalition has spent the […]

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How To Use Blender To Design 3D Printed Parts That Fit Real World Objects

These tips and tricks will help you use Blender to get 3d printed parts that just fit, exactly how they should!

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Bambu Has A Big Week: Rogue 3D Printers And A New Model Repository

This has been a big news week for the 3D printer company Bambu Labs. Some of it was pretty bad and some of it could be pretty good. Let’s get that bad news out of the way first. Rogue printing due to cloud services Recently, many Bambu 3D printer users were surprised to hear their […]

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