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The Number File
1 899618 40 6 Adrian Jenkins This file is a collection of numbers which have interesting properties. There are lists of primes, squares, Pythagorean Triples, numbers with many factors and numbers with few, recurring decimals with special properties etc etc. It will be of interest to any teacher who is looking for interesting material on number or indeed anyone prepared to be fascinated by the properties of ordinary or some would say extra-ordinary numbers. £4.95 | |
Pascal's Triangle
A teacher's guide with blackline masters
0 906212 84 7 Tony Colledge Starting with the simple rule which generates the numbers in Pascal's Triangle, it is remarkable how many other patterns and properties there are to discover. Any teacher who would like to convey something of the wonder of mathematics to a class at almost any level would find little better than the material contained in this book. It offers potential for investigations and topics at levels from primary up to Sixth Form.
£6.50
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Strategy Games
A collection of 50 games and puzzles to stimulate mathematical thinking.
0 906212 70 7 Sheppard & Wilkinson These games have been chosen or adapted from games played all over the world. For each there is a photocopiable A4 sheet which gives the 'board' and the rules. Children then try to work out a winning or 'not losing' strategy within those rules. Later, they are encouraged to alter them and to explore the effect such changes have on the strategy of the game. Extensive teacher's notes are included. £4.95 | |
