The young chipmunks engage in play, sorting primes on a grid playground using acorns to explore factors, while holding clay tablets with Babylonian cuneiform numerals. They discover which numerals are prime and which are composite through brute force with their limited tools: for each number they count out exactly that many acorns and then seeContinue reading “Garden – Mathematical Connections”
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Stack of Books – Mathematical Connections
There are basically four categories of books in and near the Stack: historically important books going back to the very roots of mathematical thinking in different cultures, more contemporary mathematics books of which the title, content or author are particularly meaningful for the concepts illustrated in the installation in a serious or playful way, andContinue reading “Stack of Books – Mathematical Connections”
Lighthouse – Mathematical Connections
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Tortoise – Mathematical Connections
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Ball Arches – Mathematical Connections
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Bakery – Mathematical Connections
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