The Lost Math Lessons

As a high school math teacher, I often run across or develop math ideas that are not taught in a typical math curriculum. Here are some of those ideas.

Friday, December 22, 2017

Altitude Reciprocals

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While researching some properties of altitudes of triangles, I came across the theorem, “The reciprocals of the altitudes of any triangle c...
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Thursday, November 23, 2017

Lattice Multiplication Method

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In the Lattice Multiplication Method, a student is able to complete a multiplication problem of two large numbers by arranging numbers in a...
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Monday, November 20, 2017

Japanese Multiplication Method

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In the Japanese Multiplication Method, a student is able to complete a multiplication problem of two large numbers by merely drawing a few ...
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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Equable Shapes with Integer Dimensions

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An equable shape is a shape that has the same numerical perimeter and area.  For example, a square with side length of 4 is equable because...
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