Spiral through Recursion.

Choppin, Jeffrey M.

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ERIC Number: EJ491933

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Publication Date: 1994

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Spiral through Recursion.

Choppin, Jeffrey M.

Mathematics Teacher, v87 n7 p504-08 Oct 1994

Presents an activity centering on Baravelle spirals in regular polygons to review and connect a number of algebraic and geometric topics, as well as to involve students in formal calculations, visualization, pattern discovery, series, estimation, and recursion. (MKR)

Descriptors: Computation, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometry, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics, Secondary Education, Triangles (Geometry), Visual Aids

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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