1st Edition

TriMathlon A Workout Beyond the School Curriculum

By Judith Sally, Paul Sally Copyright 2003
    264 Pages
    by A K Peters/CRC Press

    264 Pages
    by A K Peters/CRC Press

    Swim, Run, and Bike your way to math success! Judith and Paul Sally, accomplished mathematicians and experienced teachers, offer a challenging athletic workout to the minds of their young readers through exercises in areas of number theory and geometry that extend beyond the realm of basic mathematics in the school curriculum. The activities in the book present readers with a dynamic and fresh perspective on mathematics, encouraging active and energetic responses leading to a level of thinking that carries over into college mathematics. The book's novel games coach the players to experience the satisfaction and confidence that accompany meaningful investigations of mathematical ideas. This book will provide a stimulus to make scientific competition as much a part of our educational culture as the athletic activities to which we are accustomed.

    From the Table of Contents; Race to 100; The Triangle and Square Games; Palindromes; Tessellation; Lattice Polygons; Packing Areas of the Plane; Dissections; Roll Back; The Four Numbers Game

    Biography

    Judith Sally, Paul Sally

    "TriMathalon: A Workout Beyond The School Curriculum is an adventurous book of mathematic problems and puzzles." -Math Works , June 2003