Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 538 g
A Textbook on Algebraic Insight into Numbers and Shapes
Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 538 g
ISBN: 978-94-6300-697-2
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
The world is an interplay of variation and constancy—a medley of differences and similarities—and this change and invariance is, largely, a language of science and mathematics. This book proposes a unique approach for developing mathematical insight through the perspective of change and invariance as it applies to the properties of numbers and shapes.
After a short introductory chapter, each of the following chapters presents a series of evolving activities for students that focus on a specific aspect of interplay between change and invariance. Each activity is accompanied by detailed mathematical explanations and a didactic discussion. The assignments start with tasks familiar from the school curriculum, but progress beyond the menial to lead to sophisticated generalizations. Further activities are suggested to augment the chapter’s theme. Some examples: “How to represent all the integers from zero to 1000 using ten fingers?”, “How to win at the game of Nim?”, “Why do different square lattice polygons with the same area often have the same perimeter?”