Paul Erdős (1913 –1996) was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians and producers of mathematical conjectures of the 20th century. Erdős would often refer to "The Book" in which God keeps the most elegant proof of each mathematical theorem.
EQUATIONS
Does 2 ever equal 1?
Key questions
1. What are identities and equations?
2. Can we solve an equation using informal methods?
3. Can we problem solve with equations?
4 lessons
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Boy who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman
Introduce...
equations and scales - 1, 2
equations find the number - 1, 2
missing numbers - 1, 2
more missing numbers - 1, 2
Develop...
angles and equations - 2, 3
equations tarsia - 2
more angles and equations - 2, 3
quadrilaterals - 1, 2, 3
Extend...
does 2 equal 1? - 3
expression polygons - 1, 2, 3
forming equations - 1, 2, 3
growing squares - 2, 3
isosceles triangle proof - 2, 3
pencils in jars - 2, 3