Book Progress: Playing With Math

(This is a preliminary sketch...)

I got new copies of my manuscript printed yesterday. Every time I do that, I'm so excited. I love holding the book in my hands.

Here's our table of contents. There are still a few minor changes expected, but as you can see, it's pretty complete at this point. (The most glaring absence in the manuscript now is the lack of artwork. That's coming.)









   Playing With Math: 
      Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, 
      and Passionate Teachers

                   Contents

Preface                                                                                          9

Introduction                                                                               13

Section 1. Math Circles and More: Celebrating Math

Section Introduction                                                                    19

The Art of Inquiry: A Very Young Math Circle, Julia Brodsky  23

   Game: Dotsy, Leonard Pitt, Cinda Heeren, & Tom Magliery  30

Rejoicing in Confusion, Maria Droujkova                                   31

   Game: Parent Bingo, Maria Droujkova                                    35

Parents and Kids Together, Sue VanHattum                                37

   Puzzle: Alien Math, Amanda Serenevy                                    45

Bionic Algebra Adventures, Colleen King                                   47

   Story: Alexandria Jones in Egypt, Denise Gaskins                        53

The Oakland Math Circle: A First Iteration, Jamylle Carter       59

   Game: Fantastic Four, Exploratorium Staff                              64

A Culture of Enthusiasm for Math, Amanda Serenevy               65

   Puzzle: Vertices, Edges, and Faces, Amanda Sernevy              67

Seized By a Good Idea, Stephen Kennedy                                  69

   Puzzle: Math Without Words #1, James Tanton                        75

A Prison Math Circle, Bob and Ellen Kaplan                             77

   Puzzle: Math Without Words #2, James Tanton                       80

Agents of Math Circles, Mary O’Keeffe                                    83

   Puzzle: Food for Thought, Jan Nordgreen                               88

The Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, Nancy Blachman     89

   Saint Mary’s Math Contest Sampler, Br. Alfred Brousseau    91

   Exploration: Candy Conundrum, Joshua Zucker                     91

A Young Voice: Consider the Circle, Elisa Vanett                       93

 

Section 2. Homeschoolers Do Math

Section Introduction                                                                    97

Tying It All Together, Julie Brennan                                           99

   Puzzle: Pigeons Everywhere, Jan Nordgreen                         107

A Few Questions Answered, Julie Brennan                              109

   Puzzles: Fun With Basic Arithmetic                                      116

Transitioning to Living Math, Jimmie Lanley                           117

   Game: Math Card War, Denise Gaskin                                  123

Learning From My Kids, Melanie Hayes                                 125

   Puzzle: Self-Referential Puzzle #1, Jack Webster                  140

One and a Quarter Pizzas, Holly Graff                                      141

   Game:                [this one needs written permission]             146

The Math Haters Come Around, Tiffani Bearup                       147

   Puzzle: Magic Hexagon, Michael Hartley                              154

Mapping the Familiar, Malke Rosenfeld                                   155

   Puzzle: Function Machine                                                      157

Radically Sensible Ideas, Pam Sorooshian                                 159

   Game: Place Value Risk                                                          168

A Young Voice: An Unschooler at College, Lavinia Karl          169

Section 3. Bringing Our Passion Into the Classroom

Section Introduction                                                                  173

Trust, Montessori Style, Pilar Bewley                                      181

   Puzzle: Foxes and Rabbits, Sue VanHattum                          187

Math In Your Feet, Malke Rosenfeld                                       189

   Puzzle: Is This for Real? Photo by Avery Pickford               197

Dinosaur Math, Michelle Martin                                              199

   Story: The Imaginary Carousel, Levshin and Alexandrova    201

Blogging Towards Better Teaching, Kate Nowak                     207

   Puzzle: Will 2010 Be Another 1989? Jan Nordgreen             211

Putting Myself in My Students’ Shoes, Allison Cuttler            213

   Puzzle: A Little Math Magic, Jonathan Halabi                      216

An Argument Against the Real World, Friedrich Knauss         217

   Puzzle: Octopus Logic, Tanya Khovanova                            219

Area of a Circle, Fawn Nguyen                                                 221

   Exploration: Coloring Cubes, Joshua Zucker                         223

Textbook Free: Kicking the Habit, Chris Shore                         225

   Puzzle: What Number Am I? Jonathan Halabi                       228

Math Is Not Linear, Alison Forster                                            229

A young voice: Geometric Delights, Luyi Zhang                      237

Section 4. Resources                                                                245

Part 1. The Wealth Online

Introduction                                                                               247

Maria Droujkova, Electronic Commons                                   253

The Game of Math Goes Online, Colleen King                        257

Part 2. Who’s Doing Math? Making Change

Introduction                                                                               263

Debunking Math Myths, Sue VanHattum                                 259

Supporting Girls, Sue VanHattum                                             265

How to Become Invisible, Bob Kaplan                                             273

 

Part 3. Finding & Doing More

Sue’s Book Picks                                                                       275

Starting a Math Club, Circle, or Other Math Alternative         281

A Note on Online Sites (and a few more links)                        284

Hints for Puzzles                                                                       285

Conclusion of the Book                                                          287

References                                                                                  300

Meet the Authors                                                                        301

Acknowledgements                                                                    309

Index [coming]                                                                           310

You can follow the book's progress on the Playing With Math Facebook page if you'd like.