| Description |
xii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
MAA notes ; no. 72 |
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MAA notes ; no. 72.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematical instruments.
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| Added Author |
Shell-Gellasch, Amy.
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| ISBN |
9780883851821 paperback |
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0883851822 paperback |
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