What objects can you add, and what do you get as a result? I will re-post this game once in a while, as we find more good examples. Check out what Moebius Noodles readers submitted: 1+1=7 One square plus one pentagon equals to seven diagonals (JJ Rodríguez) 1+1=1 One car traveling east plus one car […]
Math Goggles #8 – Make a Puzzle
This week’s challenge is a bit late, but better late than never. And the reason it’s late is because I was too busy playing exploring math with my son’s Legos. Anyway, are you ready for this week’s Math Goggles Challenge? If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, then here’s a helpful “what’s this all […]
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Math Goggles #7 – It is News to Me
This week’s Math Goggles Challenge is inspired by Dr. Keith Devlin and his Introduction to Mathematical Thinking course on Coursera.org. By the way, if you are not sure what Math Goggles are and why wear them, here’s a good intro into the challenge. Back to Dr. Devlin and this week’s challenge. In his very first […]
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Humanizing numbers
In a course I am leading for future teachers, one of the discussions was about comparing math, sciences and the humanities. I always encourage my students to read (and to write) Wikipedia. Lisa R. quoted the definition of the humanities from there, namely: “The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods […]
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