1. Counting Counts!
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Britton, Barbara
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MATHEMATICS problems & exercises , *MATHEMATICS education (Elementary) , *NUMBER systems , *NUMBER theory , *MATHEMATICAL analysis , *NUMERICAL analysis , *REASONING - Abstract
The article presents an invitation to solve the problem developed by the Mathematics Department of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. This is to foster better communication among teachers and students. The Mathematics Department aims to better understand the capabilities and thinking of children about mathematics. Teachers are encouraged to discuss the problem in the class and discuss differences in their system and that of ancient numeration systems. The department is interested on how students respond to the problem and how they justify their reasoning. Deadline of the submission of the results is on June 1, 2006.
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- 2006