Math Talk

Who would have ever thought there was a direct way to connect mathematical concepts to poetry? Creative juices were certainly at work when this book of mathematical dialogues was created by Theoni Pappas. It presents a new way to enjoy and learn mathematical ideas via poetic dialogues read by two people. A new twist to mathematical themes. —24 delightful and informative poetic dialogues for exploring math ideas.— - TOPIC POEMS INCLUDE- Mathematics Circles Proper fractions Fractals Fibonacci numbers One Operations Imaginary numbers Mbius strip Zero Squares Operations Variables Radicals Triangles Primes Dimensions Golden Mean e, & i (for three voices) Integers Tessellations Even numbers Googols We are numbers.