| Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices Contributor(s): Pappas, Theoni (Author) |
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ISBN: 0933174748 ISBN-13: 9780933174740 Publisher: Wide World Publishing OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: Presents mathematical ideas through poetic dialogues intended to be read by two people. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 90025380 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.30 lbs) 72 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who would have ever thought there was a direct way to connect mathematical concepts to poetry? Creative juices were certainly at work when this book of mathematical dialogues was created by Theoni Pappas. It presents a new way to enjoy and learn mathematical ideas via poetic dialogues read by two people. A new twist to mathematical themes. --24 delightful and informative poetic dialogues for exploring math ideas.-- - TOPIC POEMS INCLUDE- - Mathematics - Circles - Proper fractions - Fractals - Fibonacci numbers - One - Operations - Imaginary numbers - M bius strip - Zero - Squares - Operations - Variables - Radicals - Triangles - - Primes - Dimensions - Golden Mean - e, & i (for three voices) - Integers - Tessellations - Even numbers - Googols - We are numbers. |