Inspiring mathematics : lessons from the Navajo Nation math circles

Inspiring mathematics lessons from the Navajo Nation math circles

Grid power -- What is the sum? : a 5-card magic trick -- Decanting problems (A.K.A Euclidean algorithm) -- Bean bag tossing -- Toilet paper math -- Golomb rulers -- The Cookie Monster problem -- Math blocks -- Counting diagonals -- Liar's bingo -- Parity and other invariants -- Pancake problem...

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Körperschaft: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (Berkeley, Calif.) (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Auckly, Dave (HerausgeberIn), Klein, Bob (HerausgeberIn), Serenevy, Amanda Katharine (HerausgeberIn), Shubin, Tatiana (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, California MSRI Mathematical Sciences Research Institute 2019
Providence, Rhode Island American Mathematical Society 2019
Schriftenreihe:MSRI mathematical circles library 24
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Mathematics > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Study and teaching (Middle school) > Study and teaching > Navajo children > Education > Navajo youth > Social aspects > Mathematical recreations > General > Mathematics education
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Zusammenfassung:Grid power -- What is the sum? : a 5-card magic trick -- Decanting problems (A.K.A Euclidean algorithm) -- Bean bag tossing -- Toilet paper math -- Golomb rulers -- The Cookie Monster problem -- Math blocks -- Counting diagonals -- Liar's bingo -- Parity and other invariants -- Pancake problem -- The H-L protein folding model -- SOMA and friends -- How to fold a tie into sevenths -- Boomerang fractions -- From hats to codes -- From a magic card trick to Hall's theorem .
Beschreibung:"MSRI, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, California."
Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:xviii, 281 Seiten
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ISBN:9781470453879
978-1-4704-5387-9