Solve This: Math Activities for Students and Clubs - Brossura

Tanton, James S.

 
9780883857175: Solve This: Math Activities for Students and Clubs

Sinossi

This is a collection of intriguing mathematical problems and activities arising from our everyday experience.

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Descrizione del libro

This is a collection of intriguing mathematical problems and activities, linked by common themes that all involve objects from our everyday experience. The necessary mathematics is explained fully along the way. Mathematics educators will find this an invaluable resource of fresh and innovative approaches to topics in mathematics.

Contenuti

Part I. Activities, Discussions and Problem Statements: 1. Distribution dilemmas; 2. Weird shapes; 3. Counting on the odds … and evens; 4. Dicing slicing and avoiding bad bits; 5. 'Impossible' paper tricks; 6. Tiling challenges; 7. Things that won't fall down; 8. Möbius madness; tortuous twists on a classic theme; 9. The infamous bicycle problem; 10. Making surfaces in 3 and 4 dimensional space; 11. Paradoxes in probability theory; 12. Don't turn around just once; 13. It's all in a square; 14. Bagel math; 15. Capturing chaos; 16. Who has the advantage?; 17. Laundry math; 18. Get knotted; 19. Tiling and walking; 20. Automata antics; 21. Bubble trouble; 22. Halves and doubles; 23. Playing with playing cards; 24. Map mechanics; 25. Weird lotteries; 26. Flipped out; 27. Parts that do not add up to their whole; 28. Making the sacrifice; 29. Problems in parity; 30. Chessboard maneuvers; Part II. Hints, Some Solutions and Further Thoughts: Part III. Solutions and Discussions.

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