Out of the Labyrinth: Setting Mathematics Free - Softcover

Kaplan, Robert; Kaplan, Ellen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195368525 ISBN 13: 9780195368529

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2008

Synopsis

Who hasn't feared the math Minotaur in its labyrinth of abstractions? Now, inOut of the Labyrinth, Robert and Ellen Kaplan--the founders of The Math Circle, the popular learning program begun at Harvard in 1994--reveal the secrets behind their highly successful approach, leading readers out of the labyrinth and into the joyous embrace of mathematics. Written with the same wit and clarity that made Robert Kaplan'sThe Nothing That Is an international bestseller, Out of the Labyrinth offers an engaging and practical guide for parents and educators, and a delight for anyone interested in sharing the pleasures of mathematics. The Kaplans argue that math should be taught as the highest form of intellectual play, an endeavor to be explored and enjoyed by children (or adults) of any age. Enhanced throughout with puzzles, practical equations, and colorful anecdotes from their own classrooms,Out of the Labyrinth will allow students, parents, teachers, and others to wrestle with the accessible mysteries of math--and discover their inner math genius.

About this title

About the Author

Robert and Ellen Kaplan have taught mathematics to people from six to sixty, at leading independent schools and most recently at Harvard University. They are the founders of The Math Circle, a program for the exploration and enjoyment of mathematics, which is opening branches across America and Great Britain. Robert Kaplan is the author of the best-sellingThe Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero, which has been translated into 10 languages, and together they wroteThe Art of the Infinite. Ellen Kaplan is also co-author of Chances Are: Adventures in Probability.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195368525
• ISBN 13: 9780195368529
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244