Year: 2013
Inspired by Calculus: Friday math circle, week 2
These are notes about young calculus adventures at a family Math Circle, a part of the Inspired by Calculus series. This week, we worked more on iterations and growth functions, and started to look at symbols. Thank you for the…
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Fluency or Complexity
I am very proud of my 6-year old and the math discoveries he makes. Two days ago he came up with a proof that zero is an even number. Yesterday he built something he called “a square that has volume”…
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Inspired by calculus: Tuesday math circles, Weeks 4 and 5
These are notes about a math circle for kids ages six to ten. Thank you for your write-ups, Kristin and Sally! All photos are in the set on Flickr. This time, I talk about several activities that did not work…
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5 Halloween cartoon treats for little geeks
Have you seen kids sort their haul after Halloween? They often set aside their favorite candy – say, chocolate. This is what I did, with cartoons instead of candy, and math instead of chocolate. 1. Reverse costumes Doctor Popular on…
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