


28 October 2002 Vol. 7, No. 43
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Protozones Interactives - Jarnow | 5 x 5 Magic Squares - Meyer
T2T FAQ: Math in the Real World: Mathematics and the Media
PROTOZONES INTERACTIVES - Software by Al Jarnow
http://www.protozone.net/AJinteractives.html
Al Jarnow has written a collection of Web-based interactive
software programs that are introductions to art and math,
with many pattern-making applications. Shockwave is
necessary to view them and is available for download from
the page.
Titles include:
- KaleidoDraw - BeeBopper
- BorderLiners - Memory
- Wallovers - Quadruplex
- LinoTiler - Bot
- Quilter - TGOL: The Game of Life
- Cubits - Shell Spinner
- Ucello - Wormes
- SnowFlaker - Waves
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5 x 5 MAGIC SQUARES - H. B. Meyer
http://www.faust.fr.bw.schule.de/mhb/backtrack/mag5en.htm
H.B. Meyer has developed an interactive page dedicated to the
construction of 5 x 5 magic squares. There are three ways to
use the activity:
- manually moving the numbers
- watching the computer slowly create a magic square
- have the computer quickly generate a magic square
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5x5 AND OTHER ODD-NUMBERED MAGIC SQUARES - Allan Adler
"http://mathforum.org/alejandre/magic.square/adler/adler.5x5math.html
Information to learn to construct a 5 x 5 magic square.
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MATH IN THE REAL WORLD - T2T FAQ
MATHEMATICS AND THE MEDIA
http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/media.html
Classroom resources to explore the different ways that we can
connect the themes of mathematics and the media. Ideas range
from critically examining the mathematics used in
advertisement to the mathematics of proportion and scale
needed to create movie sets.
Resources include:
- Lesson Plans
- Dr. Math Archives
- Problems of the Week
- Web Resources
- Books
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