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Direct linkAwtrey, Chad – PRIMUS, 2013
This article discusses a writing project that offers students the opportunity to solve one of the most famous geometric problems of Greek antiquity; namely, the impossibility of trisecting the angle [pi]/3. Along the way, students study the history of Greek geometry problems as well as the life and achievements of Carl Friedrich Gauss. Included is…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
