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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1017610
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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Sets, Planets, and Comets
Baker, Mark; Beltran, Jane; Buell, Jason; Conrey, Brian; Davis, Tom; Donaldson, Brianna; Detorre-Ozeki, Jeanne; Dibble, Leila; Freeman, Tom; Hammie, Robert; Montgomery, Julie; Pickford, Avery; Wong, Justine
College Mathematics Journal, v44 n4 p258-264 Sep 2013
Sets in the game "Set" are lines in a certain four-dimensional space. Here we introduce planes into the game, leading to interesting mathematical questions, some of which we solve, and to a wonderful variation on the game "Set," in which every tableau of nine cards must contain at least one configuration for a player to pick up.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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