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THE ART OF MATHEMATICAL THINKING: EXAMINING THE BEAUTY AND POWER OF MATHEMATICAL IDEAS
How can mathematics enrich and improve one’s life? What do mathematicians think about and how do they go about tackling challenging questions? Most people envision the discipline of math as a subject where one solves equations or performs arithmetic. In fact, mathematics is an artistic endeavor which requires both imagination and creativity. In this course, students will experience what this is all about by discovering various intriguing and beautiful branches of mathematics while learning life lessons that will have a positive impact on their lives. This course will examine topics such as number theory, the concept of infinity, the fourth dimension, randomness, probability, as well as chaos and fractals. There are two “big-picture” goals for this course: 1) gain a better perspective into mathematics, and 2) attain sharper analytical reasoning to solve problems (both mathematical and nonmathematical). This course is only open to Form VI students. Pre-requisites: Precalculus. Students may not take this course simultaneously with an AP math course.
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John Platt
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