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Topic: Re: CMP Connected Mathematics does not introduce Lowest Common
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Kirby Urner

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Re: CMP Connected Mathematics does not introduce Lowest Common
Posted: Dec 7, 2007 11:28 AM
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> Whereas we go through a simple visual proof of
> Euler's V + F = E + 2 (very basic to our curriculum),
> or N(N+1)/N for the Nth triangular number (we do a

Sorry: N(N+1)/2

Go through the Gauss story of adding 1 + 2 .. + 100
as busy work, getting 101 + 101 .. + 101 a hundred
times ergo (100)(101)/2. All at my 4dsolutions.net
website lo these many years, any number of other
sources. But EM is worthless when it comes to moving
our kids forward. This is the Silicon Forest. We
have standards ya know.

Kirby

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