From a golden Rectangle to golden Quadrilaterals And beyond

Villiesrs, Michael De (2017) From a golden Rectangle to golden Quadrilaterals And beyond. At Right Angles, 6 (1). pp. 64-69.

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Abstract

There appears to be a persistent belief in mathematical textbooks and mathematics teaching that good practice (mostly; see footnote1) involves first providing students with a concise definition of a concept before examples of the concept and its properties are further explored (mostly deductively, but sometimes experimentally as well).

Item Type:	Articles in APF Magazines
Authors:	Villiesrs, Michael De
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	constructive defining; golden rectangle; golden rhombus; golden parallelogram
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Mathematics
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > At Right Angles
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/1371
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