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Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: MathematicsIn this Illuminations lesson, students use a dynamic geometry applet to investigate the relationship between the distances from ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Famous Paradoxes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Calculus, MathematicsIn the history of mathematical thought, several paradoxes have challenged the notion that mathematics is a self-consistent syste...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0ThinkQuest: Totally Tessellated
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis site from ThinkQuest basically provides you anything you might want to know about tessellations. The sites provides thoroug...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Proofs in Mathematics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Functions, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Algebra & Functions, Calculus and 2 additional..In this article from the Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles Web site, several mathematical proofs are described alon...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: MathematicsThis resource from the Math Forum, reviewed for grades 9-12 by Illuminations, presents a small portion of the history of mathema...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Prize Numbers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsIn this New York Times Learning Network lesson, reviewed by Illuminations for grades 9-12, students explore what a proof is, how...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Tilings from Historical Sources
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Mathematics, Geometry and 2 additional..Reviewed for grades 9-12 by Illuminations, this page is part of a Web site on tiling. Not only is it a good reference for teach...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Prize Numbers: A Novel Approach to Math
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Calculus, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore what a proof is and how and why mathematicians create...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Pieces of Proof
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Geometry, MathematicsThis lesson offers an intermediate step of putting together the statements and reasons to build a formal geometry proof. There i...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0