An edition of Hands on History (2007)

Hands on history

a resource for teaching mathematics

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Pages
177

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Hands on history: a resource for teaching mathematics
2007, Mathematical Association of America
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Hands on history: a resource for teaching mathematics
2007, Mathematical Association of America
in English
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Hands on History: A Resource for Teaching Mathematics (Notes) (Notes)
November 7, 2007, Mathematical Assn of Amer
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Table of Contents

Learning from the medieval master masons : a geometric journey through the labyrinth -- Hugh McCague
Dem bones ain't dead : Napier's bones in the classroom -- Joanne Peeples -- The
towers of Hanoi -- Amy Shell-Gellasch
Rectangular protractors and the mathematics classroom -- Amy Ackerberg-Hastings
Was Pythagoras Chinese? -- David E. Zitarelli
Geometric string models of descriptive geometry -- Amy Shell-Gellasch, -- Bill Acheson -- The
French Curve -- Brian J. Lunday
Area without integration : make your own planimeter -- Robert L. Foote, -- Ed Sandifer
Historical mechanisms for drawing curves -- Daina Taimina
Learning from the Roman land surveyors : a mathematical field exercise -- Hugh McCague
Equating the sun : geometry, models, and practical computing in Greek astronomy -- James Evans
Sundials : an introduction to the history, design, and construction -- J.L. Berggren
Why is a square square and a cube cubical? -- Amy Shell-Gellasch
The cycloid pendulum clock of Christiaan Huygens -- Katherine Inouye Lau, -- Kim Plofker
Build a brachistochrone and captivate your class -- V. Frederick Rickey
Exhibiting mathematical objects : making sense of your department's material culture -- Peggy Aldrich Kidwell,-- Amy Ackerberg-Hastings

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Washington, D.C
Series
MAA notes -- no. 72

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510.71
Library of Congress
QA11.2 .H367 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 177 p. :
Number of pages
177

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23993443M
ISBN 10
0883851822
ISBN 13
9780883851821
LCCN
2007937009

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