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Publication Date: 2011-May
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Favourite Gems
Barnes, John
Mathematics Teaching, n222 p16-17 May 2011
Mathematics is full of surprises and beauty. In this article, the author discusses three favourite topics that he finds both amazing and amusing: (1) the problem of the possibility of subdividing a rectangle into a number of different squares; (2) the arrangement formed when several soap bubbles meet; and (3) circles and spheres.
Descriptors: Physics, Geometry, Literature, Books, Personal Narratives, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Education, Lecture Method, Foreign Countries
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