Teaching arithmetic through geometry: Origami pythagorean tree, natural numbers' powers, sum and series

Contributo in Atti di convegno

Data di Pubblicazione:

2017

Citazione:

Teaching arithmetic through geometry: Origami pythagorean tree, natural numbers' powers, sum and series / C. Cumino, M.L. Spreafico - In: 16th Conference on Applied Mathematics APLIMAT 2017 Proceedings / [a cura di] D. Szarkova, D. Richtarikova, P. Letavaj, M. Prasilova. - [s.l] : Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 2017. - ISBN 978-80-227-4650-2. - pp. 404-415 (( convegno APLIMAT tenutosi a Bratislava nel 2017.

Abstract:

We show an example of a lesson, tested with teen-agers and children, in which, by developing an idea of Albert E. Bosman, we propose an origami model to depict geometric forms in order to help learning of arithmetical topics such as powers of natural numbers and their sum, and also the principle of induction, with a tactile, visual and motion experience.

Tipologia IRIS:

03 - Contributo in volume

Keywords:

natural numbers; powers of natural numbers; origami; fractals

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