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Exploring Mathematics using Mathematical Treats

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Exploring Mathematics using Mathematical Treats

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    1. 5th Annual Conference in Mathematics & Statistics Service Teaching, Institute of Technology Carlow, May 24th-25th 2010. 1 Exploring Mathematics using Mathematical Treats Dr. Michael Brennan, Department of Mathematics Cork Institute of Technology Thanks to Joseph, Diarmuid, Maura & all the organising committee for all their help and of course the invitation to speak to you this morning. Thanks to Joseph, Diarmuid, Maura & all the organising committee for all their help and of course the invitation to speak to you this morning.

    2. 5th Annual Conference in Mathematics & Statistics Service Teaching, Institute of Technology Carlow, May 24th-25th 2010. 2 Treats conventionally are highly desirable, spark our interest and we gain a certain satisfaction based on engagement. Note while initially these treats dont appear to be mathematical ones, we can nearly always find a maths angle. Take the box of chocolates. A matrix or array, 7 rows and 12 columns! Matrices need never again be dull. While this image was chosen at random note the ratio 12/7 is very close to golden ratio! Also we note from the second picture the sticky connection between pi and the supporting white disc!Treats conventionally are highly desirable, spark our interest and we gain a certain satisfaction based on engagement. Note while initially these treats dont appear to be mathematical ones, we can nearly always find a maths angle. Take the box of chocolates. A matrix or array, 7 rows and 12 columns! Matrices need never again be dull. While this image was chosen at random note the ratio 12/7 is very close to golden ratio! Also we note from the second picture the sticky connection between pi and the supporting white disc!

    3. 5th Annual Conference in Mathematics & Statistics Service Teaching, Institute of Technology Carlow, May 24th-25th 2010. 3 Student question ``What exactly is ? `` Pi leads us to the starting point for genuine mathematical treats. Early this semester a Student was not satisfied with conventional answers relating to the question ``what is pi.`` Pi leads us to the starting point for genuine mathematical treats. Early this semester a Student was not satisfied with conventional answers relating to the question ``what is pi.``

    4. 5th Annual Conference in Mathematics & Statistics Service Teaching, Institute of Technology Carlow, May 24th-25th 2010. 4 What is ? 3.14159265358979323846 or Ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle

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