Session Author: Tom Davis
Many topics in mathematics can be made much clearer when symmetric aspects are made clear or when nice alternative visualizations are possible. When this occurs, it helps both the student and the teacher. We will examine visualization and symmetry in a very general way by means of a set of problems.
There is a large amount of potential classroom material here, and almost any small part of it could be used for an entire class session.
Resources
Categories
- Strategies:
Try a smaller problem, Problem posing, Multiple representations, Try a similar problem - Topics:
Algebra / Arithmetic, Geometry, Problem solving - Styles:
Illustrates a concept, Illustrates a strategy, Multiple Related Problems, - Mathematical Practices: MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP5, MP6, MP7, MP8
