Urns, Dice and Polyominoes
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1930859856 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 108 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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What it soon became was a renewed opportunity to extend my experience and reinvigorate thoughts and ideas which were not usually part of my daily experience. McCutcheon at Francis Parker School during five of my middle and high school years. In his 49 years of mathematics teaching at the Francis Parker School and Latin School in Chicago, Mr. When Barr asked me
Midwest Book Review said An anthology of brain-teasing mathematical puzzles. Urns, Dice, and Polyominoes: Topics in the Theory of Groups, Residues, Primes, & Probability is an anthology of brain-teasing mathematical puzzles and solutions, written by expert mathematician and instructor Barr McCutcheon. The puzzles are presented in a print-handwritten style script with diagrams, one that readily lends itself to immediate absorption more . McCutcheon makes math fun! nickyd Full disclosure: I haven't read the book yet, but Mr. McCutcheon was my math teacher in 6th and 8th grade and all through high school, and he is singlehandedly responsible for making me comfortable and confident with math. He made math class both fun and challenging, and taught in a way that forced us to use our brains creatively rather than simply memorizing . Jack Of Alltrades said FUN MATH GAMES AND PUZZLES. This is a wealth of material for math teachers. Written by a math wizard with a lifetime experience in keeping kids excited about math with the help of one of his ex-students who became a math teacher himself, it's a must have for teachers looking to inspire, entertain and fire up their math students.
This book is a collection of his educational insights. About the Author "You must always remember", Barr McCutcheon tells his students, "that everything is twice as big as it would be if it were half as big as it is." In a day and age when mathematics texts are written with the premise that no one in the classroom, including the teacher, can do much more than follow the given recipe to a solution, Mr. McCutcheon at Francis Parker School during five of my middle and high school years. While many teachers and text book authors feel that they need only explain the facts and the steps to students and the students will then be able to "do math," the sad truth is that it isn?t so much the facts of math, but m
And Barr McCutcheon is a master. Math? Fun? You bet it is! When taught by a master that is. In a day when mathematics texts are written with the premise that there is only one recipe to a solution, Barr McCutcheon tears up the rule book and prances upon its pyre. One of his former students---now a mathematics instructor himself---calls McCutcheon ?the doorman of the grandest collection of seemingly incredible ideas on earth.? Here he beckons us in to share his sense of wonder and fascination with math. In McCutcheon?s world there are no wrong paths to a correct solution. In this collection of puzzles, McCutcheon invites you not only to think outside the box, but to disassemble it on a molecular level and rebuild it any way you can imagine it. Whether you love math or only suspect you might have, you will love this collection of mathematical brain-tweakers and puzzles which comprise the fruit of a half-century teaching advanced math. Join him and be forever changed by the experience.