https://www.scientix.eu/da/c/message_boards/find_category?p_l_id=588349&mbCategoryId=0 2026-04-20T10:19:38Z 2026-04-20T10:19:38Z Bosiljko Derek https://www.scientix.eu/da/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=588349&messageId=605303 2017-04-30T21:46:20Z 2017-04-30T20:29:15Z

Hi,<br />I`m a math and physics teacher from Croatia.Well..<br />First, book was very interesting to me, I`m a math teacher, it would be strange if it was not ;)..<br />Second, It was so interesting to me that I have decided to associate and cooperate with language teachers in my school(Yes, it is not tanslated into Croatian!!), in trying to translate parts of particular chapters.<br />I like the &#34;new&#34; names that are designed in the book, because math language is too often sterile, boring and over-complicated for our students(sorry math teachers-it`s true). There is no room for humor in math at all..<br />In Croatian schools there are lesson called: Binomial theorem-as you know already- it is hard to learn for students(as well as everything else).<br />(a + b)^n=???<br />Basicaly, it is hard to remember the coefficients in equation, in its disaggregation,  as well as everything else connected to this devilish theorem.<br />Somethimes teachers use Pascal`s triangle, in clarification, but mostly not..The seventh chapter of this book mentions it, but in a different way..starting with the triangular numbers. In this way number get new&#34;dimensions&#34;, they become closer to the students-they can see the simple intuitive side of mathematics. Everything in math has its meaning. Nothing came down-fall from the heaven, or form down below...you know..in HELL.<br /><br />The school hour/hours, in which the binomila theorem is thought in school can be done as a workshop for students. This workshop will cover and connects different school subjects.<br />Foreigh language-each student will translate part of the text. <br />Craft: prepare small balls or small cubes that will be used for &#34;making&#34; triangular numbers(numbers get 3D)<br />Art: every triangular number/number in Pascal`s triangle get his own design-so numbers get extra personality (I like this expresion&#34;numbers with extra personality&#34;)<br />Music: they could design musical composition-numbers are associated to notes-if you do not see-then you can hear sound of numbers and this numbar patterns.<br />The hisorian and chemist can tell the story of Pascal-he was not just a mathematician..he was so many more..Just like me..I`m also not just math teacher..I`m a father, healer, rock star..;)<br />Eventualy, this workshop could become a whole project day, and at the end of day students/mathematicians would finaly get a Pascal`s triangle and binomial theorem(and also the Fibonacci numbers-hiden inside Pascal`s triangle)<br /><br />The Number Devil would help all students to adopt the binomial teorem<br /><br />Best <br />Bosiljko

Bosiljko Derek 2017-04-30T20:29:15Z