The author became aware that there are hundreds of retired teachers in the community who want to continue to learn, or at least to have their intellect stimulated. Some join clubs or read books or do crosswords or even surf the net when they retire, but these folks wanted to be stimulated with some mathematics. The author was initially surprised…

Discusses the geometric features of a building called the Alhambra in a city in the southernmost region of Australia called Granada. Describes plane patterns and analyzes those patterns while focusing on the plane symmetry. (ASK)

Discusses the mathematical features of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Describes measuring latitude and longitude, pendulum clocks, telling time, and chronometers. (ASK)

Discusses a town called Chartres and its cathedral which features the figure of Pythagoras. Discusses the Pythagorean theorem and his mathematical contributions to music. (ASK)

Discusses the geometric and mathematical features of the pyramids in Cairo. Describes the relationship between the great pyramid and Pi. (ASK)

Presents an activity in which students study mathematically the structure of the most perfect building ever created, the Parthenon. Focuses on the conic sections. (ASK)

Introduces handling data as conceived by Euclid, which provides some interesting possibilities for students to investigate fundamental geometrical ideas as well as relating some elementary geometry with elementary trigonometry. (ASK)

Presents an activity in which students study geometrically the structure of tiling in a cafe in Bristol. (ASK)

Introduces a place of mathematics using a town called Amiens and its Cathedral whose overall floor plan was based on the Greek cross using proportions matching that of the ideal human body, the figures in the shape of an octagram or star octagon, and the symbols in the design. (ASK)

This paper reviews research reported in Exceptional Child Education Abstracts and Review of Educational Research and related to the mathematics learning of exceptional children classified as having mild learning disabilities, superior cognitive abilities, behavior disabilities, hearing disabilities, visual disabilities, crippling and other health…

The origin and current meaning of numeracy are explored. The relationships among the discipline, subject, and common use of mathematics are discussed, and barriers to modification of the school mathematics curriculum are described. (MNS)

Discusses the questions of whether the mathematics that is taught is equitable, fair, and nondiscriminatory, and whether students are being disadvantaged with the current curriculum, methods of assessment, and the lack of understanding of students' backgrounds. (23 references) (MKR)

Issues regarding the construction of a national mathematics curriculum in Australia are presented and discussed. Included in the discussion are the status the framework will have, and its specificity, context, validity, and implementation. (CW)

Illustrates the reasons of formulas on geometric concepts, including length, area, volume, and angles. Provides diagrams of geometric constructions with related formulas. (YP)