tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post4248025015532704568..comments2024-03-28T07:45:39.017-04:00Comments on The Map is Not the Territory: Math: A Secret Code?Malkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-84712682580040629992012-10-19T00:21:07.511-04:002012-10-19T00:21:07.511-04:00Wonderful and what an exciting find! The story of ...Wonderful and what an exciting find! The story of the secret code reminded me of a book I read years ago by a Georgian educator Shalva Amonishvilli. In his book he described the first math lesson he taught to his class of 6-year olds. He writes that he first asked children whether they knew what mathematics was. A couple of children responds that it's when you can "count to 100", "add numbers", "add and subtract". He then says: "I approach a blackboard and move the curtain. On the board, in colored chalk, are Newton's identities, a formula for finding a derivative of a function, and a coordinate system with a function." Children were both amazed and excited and said that it all looked very beautiful. More importantly, they seemed to be eager to find out more about something so beautiful and mysterious.Yelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694419115983802067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-18382368856371004902012-10-18T06:26:08.153-04:002012-10-18T06:26:08.153-04:00Thanks, Sue! ;-) And, she'll be thrilled to l...Thanks, Sue! ;-) And, she'll be thrilled to learn that it's truly 'old fashioned math'!! Malkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-64871536804698800332012-10-17T23:42:29.967-04:002012-10-17T23:42:29.967-04:00Solid Geometry - we don't even teach that any ...Solid Geometry - we don't even teach that any more. All of my high school geometry was two-dimensional, I think. Three dimensions is so much more complex. I keep wanting to someday work my way through one of those old books.<br /><br />Here's a secret code: 9-26, 25-15-21 18-15-3-11!<br /><br />Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-22118393938425774512012-10-17T19:26:01.610-04:002012-10-17T19:26:01.610-04:00Yeah, the pictures were what drew her in. They...Yeah, the pictures were what drew her in. They're very cool. I've got my fingers crossed that maybe she'll make some diagrams of her own. :-)Malkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-23321512199197312592012-10-17T19:17:33.930-04:002012-10-17T19:17:33.930-04:00Loving it! That's a cool book. I bet it'...Loving it! That's a cool book. I bet it's a little dry, but you might really find some nice diagrams in there.Paul Salomonhttp://twitter.com/lostinrecursionnoreply@blogger.com