Mathematics Galore!: The First Five Years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics (Classroom Resource Materials)

__Mathematics Galore!__ Showcases some of the best activities and student outcomes of the St. Mark s Institute of Mathematics and invites you to engage the mathematics yourself! Revel in the delight of deep intellectual play and marvel at the heights to which young scholars can rise. See some great mathematics explained and proved via natural and accessible means. Based on 26 essays ( newsletters ) and eight additional pieces, __Mathematics Galore!__ offers a large sample of mathematical tidbits and treasures, each immediately enticing, and each a gateway to layers of surprising depth and conundrum. Pick and read essays in no particular order and enjoy the mathematical stories that unfold. Be inspired for your courses, your math clubs and your math circles, or simply enjoy for yourself the bounty of research questions and intriguing puzzlers that lie within. The author of this book believes that there is too much rote learning and not enough creative exploration in mathematical education. To remedy this he has produced a book that promotes intellectual play and adaptability of thought by engaging the reader in mathematical activities. Twenty-six chapters examine a wide variety of mathematical teasers and problems and the mathematics behind them is explained and proved via natural and accessible means. This is an excellent recreational maths book that also serves as a source of inspiration for teachers of mathematics. Pick and read essays in no particular order and enjoy the mathematical stories that unfold. Be inspired for your courses, your math clubs and your math circles, and enjoy for yourself the bounty of additional research questions and intriguing puzzles that lie within. 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. 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