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Inspired by Calculus Math Circle – Week 5
If we don’t teach kids to do actual calculations, what do we teach them in our calculus circle? And can it even be called calculus? Wouldn’t it be better to wait a few years until kids get older? These are the questions we are focusing on as our “Inspired by Calculus” local math circles for […]
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Multiplication: A parlor finger trick
Click numbers on the left and on the right to set up an example: [swf src=”https://naturalmath.com/s/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/69trick_2new_2.swf” width=400 height=400] This Flash applet teaches you how to compute times tables from 6 to 10, on your fingers. The trick was first recorded around 15th century, when merchants collected techniques called finger reckoning to calculate their profits. Back […]
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Inspired by Calculus Math Circle – Week 4
Even if five-year-olds can play with advanced ideas, can they do the next steps toward formal math? Can they actually integrate and differentiate? Are they capable of sufficient level of abstract thinking? These are the questions we are focusing on as our “Inspired by Calculus” local math circles for 7-11 year olds are getting closer […]
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