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Calculus By and For Young People -W o r k s h e e t s
by Don Cohen
parallels Don's book "Calculus By and For Young People (ages 7, yes 7 and up)",(now in Japanese), videotapes "Infinite Series By and For 6 year-olds and up" (Ch. 1) and
"Iteration to Infinite Sequences with 6 to 11 year-olds" (Ch. 8 ) andChanging Shapes With Matrices (now in Japanese)
Jean, at age 5, worked on cookie-sharingproblems; she eventually wrote one as an
infinite series. (See ch. 2)
At age 7 Jonathan iterated 5 6/x in the computer program Mathematica. This gave him aninfinite sequence, the limit of which was one of the solutions for the quadratic equation
x2- 5x+ 6 = 0 (see ch. 8).
Published by Don Cohen- The Mathman809 Stratford Dr., Champaign, IL 61821-4140
1-800-356-4559, VTs, Math by Mail; Email: [email protected] Dons website at http://www.shout.net/~mathman
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Ian now has a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago. He worked with Don inThe Math Program, from second grade until the summer of 1989, about 12 years. The lastthree summers he asked if he could help teach others with Don, which was great! Ian wasdoing derivatives at age 11 and invented, among other things, a way to get any number inPascal's triangle at age 12; Newton did a similar thing at age 19 (see ch. 9, as well as 3, 11and 14). Ian also helped edit this book.
What some people have said about Dons book
"Calculus By and For Young People (ages 7, yes 7 and up)"
".. charming, competent, far reaching .."-- Heinz Von Foerster, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. of Biophysics and Physiology andDept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, now in Pescadero, CA
"My seven year old and I have found your book fascinating. In chapter 8, in solving the quadratic equationx
2- 5x + 6 = 0, we subtracted 6, added 5x, then divided by x and then Jonathan writes
x = 5 -6
5 -
6
5 -6
5-. . .
5 -6
(we like this.) WOW ! 'Infinity' says Jonathan."
---- Mrs. Kathleen Insler, Ellington, CT
"... very well done... " --Martin Gardner, author and former writer of Mathematical Recreations articles in ScientificAmerican
"On my first toe dipping into your hand book (child size), chapter I infinite series and skipping for a quick look at what integral
calculus is about, how 'on looking into Chapman's Homer' it all is-- how esthetically pleasing it all is. The beauty of theobvious, once you have been shown!" --Dr. Morris Greenberg, London, England
"...packed with many problems that can be used in almost any classroom..."--Leonard Yutkins, in the October 1989
Mathematics Teacher(NCTM)
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Jonathan at age 7, on the left, and Sean at age 9, work on graphing linear equations during thesummer of 1989. Sean, at age 8 worked on integrals by finding the area under curves (see ch.13).
What some people have said about"Calculus By and For Young People (ages 7, yes 7 and up)"
"I really loved your book! It gave me lots of ideas how to make calculus more fun for my students, and how torelate the excitement of Mathematics to my own children..." --Doron Zeilberger, Drexel Univ.
"..Cohen believes strongly in learning mathematics, not by memorizing formulas and notation, but by truly
understanding and enjoying it..." -- in the October 1989 Educational Leadership (ASCD)
".. I think it will slowly become as popular as it deserves and I hope that it will help many innocent victims ofBourbarki to recover their mental balance..."-- Manuel Ojanguren, Institut de mathmatiques, Universite deLausanne, Switzerland
"..intriguing little book..The author has a delightful attitude about teaching and learning:.."-- from the review in theMay-June 1989 issue of Home Education Magazine
" I am glad you are emphasizing that young children can do maths."--W. W. Sawyer, author and mathematicsteacher, Cambridge, England
"Your book is marvelous! I too work with young children and have done activities very similar to these with a fewof them-- but never in such depth. I applaud you! .."--Harriet Dehan, teacher, Shreeveport, LA
"I found (your book) fascinating. It certainly shows how expectations can influence performance.." --Lynn ArthurSteen, St. Olaf College and Chairman, The Conference Board of the Mathematical Science
"What a terrific, jam-packed, full-of-good-things-to-think-about book!"--Janet Dubinski, U of MN
Calculus By and For Young People --
W o r k s h e e t sby Don Cohen
Kirsten, when she was 8, worked on thesurface area
volumeratios of rods, leading her to
an infinite sequence and why rats arenocturnal animals (see ch. 6).
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