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Start Over Descriptor "*BINOMIAL theorem" Topic algebra Publisher national council of teachers of mathematics
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1. Finding a Parking Spot for the Binomial Theorem.

Author

Hansen, Karen M. and Lewis, Geoffrey J.

Subjects
*MATHEMATICS problems & exercises, *PASCAL'S triangle, *BINOMIAL coefficients, *NUMBER theory, *MATHEMATICAL instruments, *BINOMIAL theorem, *ARITHMETIC, *ALGEBRA, *TRIANGLES
Abstract

The article presents a mathematical activity which relates the coefficients in the formula to finding a parking spot. First, the students discover Pascal's triangle using a parking spot simulation. Then the activity relates Pascal's triangle to the coefficients in the binomial theorem. Graphing calculators and combinations are used to verify the binomial expansion. This activity supports a variety of learning styles in an enjoyable application. The relationship between the parking spot simulation and Pascal's triangle is explained.

Published
2007

2. Weaving Plaids Based on (a ± b)².

Author

Bolte, Linda A.

Subjects
*ALGEBRA, *WEAVING, *MATHEMATICS education, *BINOMIAL theorem
Abstract

The article discusses the use of the algebraic expression (a ±b)² in determining the pattern for weaving a plaid design. This application of mathematics to weaving was developed by Ada K. Dietz, a mathematics teacher and novice weaver, sometime in the 1940s and 1950s. Dietz discovered that the expression gave the most pleasing patterns and demonstrated this to middle-grade students in either their mathematics or art classes.

Published
2007

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