Problems with Generalising: Pythagoras in N Dimensions

Autor/in	Foster, Colin
Titel	Problems with Generalising: Pythagoras in N Dimensions
Quelle	In: Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 27 (2013) 1, S.8-11 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0819-4564
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Geometric Concepts; Geometry; Trigonometry; Mathematical Logic; Secondary School Mathematics; Foreign Countries; Problem Solving; Equations (Mathematics); United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Elementare Geometrie; Geometrie; Trigonometrie; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Ausland; Problemlösen; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Großbritannien
Abstract	Pythagoras' theorem in two and three dimensions appears in General Mathematics, Units 1-2, section 6 (Geometry and trigonometry: Shape and measurement) in the Victorian Certificate of Education Mathematics Study Design (Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority, 2010). It also comes in Further Mathematics, Units 3-4 (Applications: Geometry and trigonometry) in the same document. In the UK (and in Australia), students typically meet the two dimensional version when aged around 13-14 and become quite familiar with this before encountering the three-dimensional version later on. Pythagoras' theorem is likely to be a significant element in any secondary mathematics curriculum, and is one of the topics adults frequently recall when talking about their experiences of school mathematics. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06