Thursday, February 10, 2011

Math Dynamics

One of the activities conducted during the 2011 Math Camp is the Math Dynamics, which was comprised of Mathematicomics, Starry starry math, and Building a tower.
Mathematicomics is the comics making spiced up with Math. Of course, the integration of mathematical content is of prime importance. It was expected that the relationship of the volumes of the cone, cylinder and pyramid will be touched in the conversation of the characters.

In Starry starry math, star polygons were constructed by using yarn threads. Surprisingly, the participants also had a great time in constructing human star polygons. The winning group constructed a [10, 4] star polygon. Ten participants joined to form the figure. Each person holds the hand of the person who is 4 persons away from him/her. Towards the end of the activity, it was clarified that star polygons could be used to teach central angles, intercepted arcs, and inscribed angles. All these topics could be covered with a touch of geography and art. After all, star polygons could be seen in various flags and works of art.

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