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[Pi] Round and Round
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Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2008
One of the best known numbers in mathematics is the number denoted by the symbol [pi]. This column describes activities that teachers can utilize to encourage students to explore the use of [pi] in one of the simplest of geometric figures: the circle.
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
The Natural Numbers.
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Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses some surprising properties of the natural numbers set such as axioms for natural numbers and mathematical induction. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
The Place of Mathematics.
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Brinkworth, Peter; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Presents an activity in which students study mathematically the structure of the most perfect building ever created, the Parthenon. Focuses on the conic sections. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Logic (2).
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Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Continues analyzing some fundamental mathematical ideas on logic and proof. Provides some sample problems and their solutions. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
The Place of Mathematics.
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Brinkworth, Peter; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Presents an activity in which students study geometrically the structure of tiling in a cafe in Bristol. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
The Place of Mathematics.
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Brinkworth, Peter; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses the mathematical features of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Describes measuring latitude and longitude, pendulum clocks, telling time, and chronometers. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Relevance (Education)
Sets and Counting.
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Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1999
Reviews some fundamental mathematical ideas on sets and counting. Provides problems based on those ideas and their answers. (ASK)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Activities