the first five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics /
James Tanton
xv, 271 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Classroom resource materials
Includes bibliographical references
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
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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