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Archimedes In The Classroom, Rachel Towne
Archimedes In The Classroom, Rachel Towne
Masters Essays
Eureka! Eureka! What better way to excite and engage students than to bring Archimedes into the classroom? Archimedes is widely regarded as the greatest mathematician of antiquity. Very little is known about Archimedes’ personal life. Archimedes was born in Syracuse, Sicily around 287 B.C., and he was the son of an astronomer. He probably studied in Alexandria, Egypt under followers of Euclid. Today we know Archimedes as a brilliant mathematician and scientist, he spent much of his career inventing war machines. Despite orders not to harm Archimedes, his life was cut short in 212 B.C. when the Romans invaded Syracuse …
Ancient Cultures + High School Algebra = A Diverse Mathematical Approach, Laryssa Byndas
Ancient Cultures + High School Algebra = A Diverse Mathematical Approach, Laryssa Byndas
Masters Essays
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Using Geogebra To Explore Properties Of Circles In Euclidean Geometry, Erin Hanna
Using Geogebra To Explore Properties Of Circles In Euclidean Geometry, Erin Hanna
Masters Essays
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