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Holton, Derek; Symons, Duncan – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2022
Derek Holton and Duncan Symons present the first in a series of three papers that address sequences and their patterns. Their explorations lead to classroom teaching suggestions that involve creative thinking.
Descriptors: Pattern Recognition, Creative Thinking, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Activities
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Holton, Derek – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2023
This article presents several mathematics problems on the same theme that can be used in class or for independent study. It is very difficult to show students how mathematics research is done by mathematicians, so the author first introduces a problem that can be tackled solely by arithmetic and then gives an idea of how a mathematician might…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Education, Arithmetic, Learner Engagement