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 notes, Sue and Andrea! Thank you for taking pictures for our gallery, Linda and everybody […]
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” (a cube), then connected 4 of them into a larger cube. And today, well before […]
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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 as I hoped. In hindsight, I think I know how to fix the experiences, and […]
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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 Flickr says this really happened. I love it because reversals are challenging, and often clever. […]
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