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Publication Date: 1991
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The Poetry of Mathematics: Writing Problems as Poetry.
Jur, Barbara A.
PRIMUS, v1 n1 p75-80 Mar 1991
Presented are the results of an extra-credit assignment to a group of intermediate-algebra students, which entailed the writing of word problems in poetic form. Included is the history of such writing from the trivial pursuitlike games of the Middle Ages in India. (JJK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Ancient History, College Mathematics, Creative Writing, Foreign Culture, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Poetry, Teaching Methods, Word Problems (Mathematics), Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises, Writing Skills
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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