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Chapter 12

Individual Research Projects Section 12.4

September 29, 2015July 17, 2015 by elaine

Project 12.2

How can all the constructions of Euclidean be done by paper folding? What assumptions are made when paper is folded to construct geometric figures from Euclidean geometry?

What is orgami?
What is a hexaflexagon? How many flexes are … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Individual Research Projects Tags Instant insanity, Rubik's Cube

Individual Research Project Section 12.3

September 29, 2015July 17, 2015 by elaine

Project 12.1

Write a paper on the famous Tower of Hanoi problem.

When my daughter was 2 years old, she had a toy that consisted of colored rings of different sizes:
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Suppose you wish to move the “tower” from stand … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Individual Research Projects

Video Links 12-2

August 11, 2015July 17, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
Counting using Combinations  (time: 9:56)

Combinations (time: 10:15)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Video Links Tags Combinations

Video Links 12-4

August 11, 2015July 17, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
How to Solve Rubik’s Cube – Part I  (time: 6:32)

How to Solve Rubik’s Cube – Part II (time: 5:49)

Instant Insanity Commercial (time: 0.32)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Video Links Tags Instant insanity, Rubik's Cube

Video Links 12-1

August 11, 2015July 17, 2015 by elaine

Videos:
Counting Using Permutations (time: 10:29)

Permutations (time: 10:10)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Video Links Tags Permutations

Reference Topics 12-4

May 21, 2024July 17, 2015 by elaine

Play with a Rubik’s Cube online (I got hooked on these sites):
https://rubikscu.be/

Here you can design your own cube:  (Be patient, this one takes a minute to load.)
OK, so you think your good with Rubik’s Cube….. here is … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Reference Topics Tags Rubik's Cube

Reference Topics 12-3

May 21, 2024July 17, 2015 by elaine

Here is a comparison of permutations and combinations.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/combinatorics/combinations-permutations.html

 

 … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Reference Topics Tags Combinations, Distinguishable permutations, Permutations

Reference Topics 12-2

July 17, 2015 by elaine

Combinations:
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut57_comb.htm

A slightly more advanced discussion of combinations can be found here:
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut57_comb_ans.htm… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Reference Topics Tags Combinations

Reference Topics 12-1

May 21, 2024July 17, 2015 by elaine

Discusses the building of tree diagrams.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/discussions/pd8.html

Permutations:
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/do_you_know/permutation.shtml

 … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, Reference Topics

History 12-4

May 22, 2024July 17, 2015 by elaine

This is one of the best all around sites that I have found. It is titled “The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive.”
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history

This is an award-winning site that links to all sorts of mathematics information.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/

Sophie Germain:
https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Germain.html… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 12, History Tags Germain
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