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Curriculum Development via Literary and Musical Forms

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Author:Joel K. Haack, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Northern Iowa; the Math Forum
Description: An article presented at the Humanistic Math session of the Joint Mathematics Meetings, January 10-13, 1996, in Orlando, Florida. Haack's article discusses how the literary and musical forms can help develop a path through mathematical knowledge, envisioning example units, novellas, or tone poems around textbooks such as Martin Jay Greenberg's Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries, Hughes-Hallett's Calculus, and John McCleary's Geometry from a Differentiable Viewpoint. Includes references.
Levels: College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Course Notes, Preprints
Math Topics: Calculus (Single Variable), Euclidean Plane Geometry, Non-Euclidean Geometry, Literature/Poetry, Music
Math Ed Topics: Interdisciplinary/Thematic Studies, Teaching Styles/Practices, Curriculum/Materials Development

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