The Power of Mathematical Visualization

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Mathematics Courses Critical Thinking Courses Combinatorics Courses Probability Courses Fractions Courses

Course Description

Overview

Discover the advantages of seeing math from an entirely new angle, guided by a brilliant and engaging teacher.

Syllabus

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01: The Power of a Mathematical Picture
02: Visualizing Negative Numbers
03: Visualizing Ratio Word Problems
04: Visualizing Extraordinary Ways to Multiply
05: Visualizing Area Formulas
06: The Power of Place Value
07: Pushing Long Division to New Heights
08: Pushing Long Division to Infinity
09: Visualizing Decimals
10: Pushing the Picture of Fractions
11: Visualizing Mathematical Infinities
12: Surprise! The Fractions Take Up No Space
13: Visualizing Probability
14: Visualizing Combinatorics: Art of Counting
15: Visualizing Pascal's Triangle
16: Visualizing Random Movement, Orderly Effect
17: Visualizing Orderly Movement, Random Effect
18: Visualizing the Fibonacci Numbers
19: The Visuals of Graphs
20: Symmetry: Revitalizing Quadratics Graphing
21: Symmetry: Revitalizing Quadratics Algebra
22: Visualizing Balance Points in Statistics
23: Visualizing Fixed Points
24: Bringing Visual Mathematics Together

Taught by

James Tanton

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