Mathematics galore! [electronic resource] : the first five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics / James Tanton.

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The author of this book believes that there isn't enough creative exploration in mathematical education. To remedy this he has produced a recreational math book that promotes intellectual play and adaptability of thought by engaging the reader in mathematical activities.--

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Classroom resource materials (Unnumbered)
Main Author: Tanton, James Stuart, 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author: Mathematical Association of America
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The Mathematical Association of America, [2012]
Series:Classroom resource materials (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Mathematics > Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematical recreations.
Mathematics > Study and teaching.
Genre:
Problems, exercises, etc.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2012 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO)
eBook High School Collection (EBSCOhost): 2012 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
First five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics
Mathematics Galore!: The First Five Years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Arctangents
  • Benford's law
  • Braids
  • CLIP theory
  • Dots and dashes
  • Factor trees
  • Folding fractions and conics
  • Folding patterns and dragons
  • Folding and pouring
  • Fractions
  • Integer triangles
  • Lattice polygons
  • Layered tilings
  • The middle of a triangle
  • Partitions
  • Personalized polynomials
  • Playing with Pi
  • Pythagoras's theorem
  • On reflection
  • Repunits and primes
  • The Stern-Brocot tree
  • Tessellations
  • Theon's ladder and squangular numbers
  • Tiling and theorems
  • The tower of Hanoi
  • Weird multiplication.