Author Archives: Sarah Spoenemann

Imaginary

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

December’s Site of the Month: IMAGINARY Imaginary is a site containing “vignette-like” short articles on modern mathematics for a general audience. It emanates from the Mathematics Research Centre at Oberwolfach, where groups of mathematicians meet to work on particular areas … Continue reading →

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Geometry and the Imagination

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

November’s Book of the Month is Geometry and the Imagination by Hilbert and Cohn-Vossen. First published in 1952. The AMS website says: “This remarkable book has endured as a true masterpiece of mathematical exposition. … The book is overflowing with … Continue reading →

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Accromath

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

November’s site of the month: Accromath This is the site of a French-Canadian journal aimed at a mathematics teacher audience. Now in its 10th volume, the journal has articles in French that can be read online or download as pdf.

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The Laboratory of Mathematical Instruments

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

October’s site of the month: The Laboratory of Mathematical Instruments October’s book of the month: Bartolini Bussi, Maria G., Maschietto, Michela (2006). Macchine Matematiche. Springer Japanese Translation: Kyokusen no jiten : seishitsu rekishi sakuzuhoÌ, Tankoban Hardcover A mathematics teacher coming … Continue reading →

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Trading in a Town

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

Originating authors are Alberto A. Pintoa (University of Porto, cLIAAD-INESC Porto LA) and Telmo Parreira (University of Minho, cLIAAD-INESC Porto LA). Have you ever been frustrated by the lack of choices when you go to buy something? Why do producers … Continue reading →

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Proofs From The Book

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

April’s Book of the Month is Proofs From The Book by Martin Aigner and Günter Zeigler. (The first edition came out in 1998 — note the new editions) From the preface to the first edition. Paul Erdös liked to talk … Continue reading →

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Mathematicians’s Delight

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

December’s Book of the Month is Mathematician’s Delight by W. W. Sawyer, Dover Publications 2007 (originally Penguin Books, 1943). This is Sawyer’s first book, and was written with the aim “to dispel the fear of mathematics.” According to the W. … Continue reading →

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Math Here and Now

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Sarah Spoenemann

December’s Site of the Month: Math Here and Now This is one of the High School resource pages of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It contains up to date instances of mathematics in our world. Each example has … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Association of America

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Sarah Spoenemann

November’s Site of the Month: Mathematical Association of America A comprehensive site aimed primarily at the undergraduate level, but useful for all those interested in mathematics. At the bottom of the page the Community Centre is worth exploring: the SIGMAA’s … Continue reading →

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Gödel, Escher, Bach – An Eternal Golden Braid

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Sarah Spoenemann

November’s Book of the Month is Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter (Basic Books, 1979). This book is about symmetry, self-reference, and other fundamental mathematical ideas explored through the works of the three people named … Continue reading →

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