Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Summer Immersion Resources
Tuesday's Schedule | |
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Session A: MathMagic with Rusty Rittenhouse
Local attorney and magician, Rusty Rittenhouse, shared with us the magic of 1089 and the number 13. Files are below.
Local attorney and magician, Rusty Rittenhouse, shared with us the magic of 1089 and the number 13. Files are below.
1089 Problem and Solution | |
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The Mathematics of Stacking a Deck of Cards | |
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Session B: Polydrons with Dr. Judith Covington, LSU-Shreveport.
Judith shared with the SEOMTC the ancient fascination with Platonic solids. But Plato never had Polydrons like the SEOMTCirclers do. Links and files below.
Judith shared with the SEOMTC the ancient fascination with Platonic solids. But Plato never had Polydrons like the SEOMTCirclers do. Links and files below.
Polydron Activity | |
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Polydron Handout | |
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Session C: Problems with Judith. A buffet of problem-solving delight. Files below.
Problems with Judith | |
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Session D: Curvature with Bob.
What does straight really mean? Can we make a triangle with three 90-degree angles? How about a pentagon with five 90-degree angles? We can. And did. And there aren't any files to give you because we only used strips of paper, playground balls, armpits, heads, and other available objects to explore.
What does straight really mean? Can we make a triangle with three 90-degree angles? How about a pentagon with five 90-degree angles? We can. And did. And there aren't any files to give you because we only used strips of paper, playground balls, armpits, heads, and other available objects to explore.
What would you like to add? Did you do more with any of these? Tell us about it by sending a note to [email protected]. We'd love to post your thoughts for others to consider.