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ERIC Number: EJ559990
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Fractal Cards: A Space for Exploration in Geometry and Discrete Mathematics.
Simmt, Elaine; Davis, Brent
Mathematics Teacher, v91 n2 p102-08 Feb 1998
Presents an activity using fractal cards--eye-catching pop-up cards--by applying simple iterative processes to single sheets of paper. This activity incorporates the concepts of measurement, number systems, sequences, series, limits, recursion, iteration, self-similarity, and fractional dimensions. Contains 12 references. (ASK)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Fractals, Fractions, Geometry, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Number Systems, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Discrete Mathematics