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CANTOR #2: Realen and Reellen Numbers

Posted by Rodi Steinig 
· Sunday, January 17th, 2016 

(January 12, 2016)  We had a small group of 3 teens today, so to start the session on an energetic note, I shamelessly presented some controversial material. I showed the students E.T. Bells’ 1937 book Men of Mathematics, a book many consider an accessible classic of math history.  I’ve relied on this book for various math circle discussions over the…

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The Point, the Death of Galileo, and a Singing Bowl

Posted by Rodi Steinig 
· Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 

People enjoy math from many different pathways.   “I worked on my Flower of Life at home,” said Z as the students entered the room. As she showed me her work, the others began to draw compass designs long before our circle officially began. I unwrapped a tantalizingly mysterious object, and asked for surmises on its identity. When G guessed…

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