Other Mathematics Curriculum Goals
Links to discussions/conversations will appear here eventually --
Assessment links
- Three good ideas reachable via SMAD
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Rhythm Extensions
- Making conjectures about rhythm
- Rhythm and "cultural competence"
- How are we objects of Rhythm?
Ratio Extensions
- Making conjectures about Ratio
- Ratio in consumerism and the newspaper
- How are we objects of Ratio?
Flying across the NCTM Curriculum Strands
Resources
- Similarity, created and written by Tom Apostol. Uses computer
animation and the concept of scaling to show similarity among objects.
Comes with a program guide/workbook that includes exercises,
applications, and projects. Part of the Project Mathematics series
produced at the California Institute of Technology. (Since some states
make this videotape available to schools in their system at no cost,
check with your state office before purchasing.) 25 min. (VHS only.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.) 8 1/2" x 11"
1989 videotape and guide #489E1W $20.00
program guide only #490E1W $4.00
10 or more guides, each $2.00. Available from NCTM.
Please mail suggestions, additions and comments to
Peter Appelbaum
12 July 1996