THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS

THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS
Borromean rings and mathematical storytelling
Rade T. Živaljević

Abstract

Diverse mathematical concepts like Gray codes, linking number, Borromean and Brunnian rings, mapping degree (and others), are incorporated in mathematical stories which should make the subject more attractive and mathematics more accessible and easier to comprehend.

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Keywords: Mathematical storytelling; Borromean rings; Brunnian rings; Gray codes; linking number.

Pages:  64$-$73     

Volume  XX ,  Issue  2 ,  2017