Mathematics Galore! - Masterclasses, Workshops Team Projects in Mathematics Its

Zusatztext This is a book which anyone with an interest in mathematics should enjoy, particulary those looking for innovative teaching ideas. Klappentext This book is a series of self-contained workshops in mathematics which aim to enthuse and inspire young people! their parents and teachers. Each chapter describes how novel mathematical ideas relate to real life! and includes problem sheets! their solutions! ideas for further work! projects and field trips. The book! written in an informal style! is accessible to young people from age thirteen upwards and contains material which should stretch the brighteststudents. Zusammenfassung This book is a series of self-contained workshops in mathematics which aim to enthuse and inspire young people, their parents and teachers with the joy and excitement of modern mathematics. Written in an informal style, each chapter describes how novel mathematical ideas relate directly to real life. The chapters contain both a description of the mathematics and its applications together with problem sheets, their solutions and ideas for further work, project and field trips. Topics include; mazes, folk dancing, sundials, magic, castles, codes, number systems, and slide rules. This book should be accessible to young people from age thirteen upwards and yet contains material which should stretch the brightest students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Amazing Mazes 2: Dancing with mathematics 3: Sundials: how to tell the time without a digital watch 4: Magical mathematics 5: Castles: mathematics in defence and attack 6: How to be a spy: the mathematics of codes and ciphers 7: What's in a name? 8: Doing the sums

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• Authors: C. J. Budd, Christopher Budd, Christopher (Professor of Applied Mathematic Budd, Christopher (Professor of Applied Mathematics Budd, Christopher Sangwin Budd, Budd Christopher, C. J. Sangwin, Christopher Sangwin, Christopher (School of Mathematics and Statistics Sangwin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.05.2001
• EAN: 9780198507703
• ISBN: 978-0-19-850770-3
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; popular science, SCIENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / General, Mathematics, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, Educational: Mathematics & numeracy, Puzzle books (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Puzzles and quizzes, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy