Activities: Some Colorful Mathematics

Activities: Some Colorful Mathematics

Describes three activities in discrete mathematics that involve coloring geometric objects: counting colored regions of overlapping simple closed curves, counting colored triangulations of polygons, and determining the number of colors required to paint the plane so that no two points one inch apart...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Mathematics teacher 1996-04, Vol.89 (4), p.307-320
Hauptverfasser: DeTemple, Duane W, Walker, Dean A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Discrete Mathematics
Geometric Concepts
Learning Activities
Lesson Plans
Mathematics Activities
Mathematics Instruction
Plane Geometry
Secondary Education
Worksheets
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Zusammenfassung:Describes three activities in discrete mathematics that involve coloring geometric objects: counting colored regions of overlapping simple closed curves, counting colored triangulations of polygons, and determining the number of colors required to paint the plane so that no two points one inch apart are the same color. (MKR)
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582
DOI:10.5951/MT.89.4.0307