Mathematics galore! the first five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics / James Tanton.
| Author/creator | Tanton, James Stuart, 1966- |
| Other author | Mathematical Association of America. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : The Mathematical Association of America, [2012] |
| Description | xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | First five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics |
| Series | Classroom resource materials Classroom resource materials (Unnumbered) ^A582258 |
| 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. |
| Summary | 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.-- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012937494 |
| ISBN | 9780883857762 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0883857766 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |