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 […]
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 […]
Newsletter February 28, 2013
Subscribe Welcome to adventurous math for the playground crowd! I am Moby Snoodles, and I love to hear from you at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Book news We are almost done copy editing. What’s with the “almost” part, you ask? Turns out, it takes a lot of work to craft definitions so they come out just right. And by “just […]
Newsletter February 15, 2013
Subscribe Welcome to adventurous math for the playground crowd! I am Moby Snoodles, and I love to hear from you at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Book news Carol Cross, our awesome copy editor, is finishing the work this weekend. We should have the printed book pre-order form up in the next few days, as well. The first print run will […]