Math Affinity Puzzles by Katie Ballentine, Michael A. Jones, ... - 9781032992082

Math Affinity PuzzlesAuthor(s): Katie Ballentine, Michael A. Jones, Lon Mitchell, Jennifer M. Wilson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Taylor & Francis Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781032992082, 978-1032992082\nSynopsis\nMath Affinity Puzzles highlights the patterns and relationships that appear throughout mathematics. Rather than treating mathematics as a collection of separate topics or isolated courses, the puzzles here look beyond boundaries to discover links among different areas of knowledge. \n\nThe book uses analogies to explore connections between mathematical terms and concepts, where solving a puzzle requires unraveling the relationships between the mathematical ideas. Solving this kind of mathematical puzzle is thus not about assessing understanding, but deepening it, making the connections, and having fun doing it.\n\nEach puzzle is followed by a short description and further discussion, touching on the different choices while going m.