Table of contents for Math made visual : creating images for understanding mathematics / Claudia Alsina and Roger B. Nelsen.
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Introduction; Part I. Visualizing Mathematics by Creating Pictures: 1. Representing numbers by graphical elements; 2. Representing numbers by lengths of segments; 3. Representing numbers by areas of plane figures; 4. Representing numbers by volumes of bodies; 5. Identifying key elements; 6. Employing isometry; 7. Employing similarity; 8. Area preserving transformations; 9. Escaping from the plane; 10. Overlaying tiles; 11. Playing with several copies; 12. Sequential frames; 13. Geometric dissections; 14. Moving frames; 15. Iterative procedures; 16. Introducing colors; 17. Visualization by inclusion; 18. Ingenuity in 3D; 19. Using 3D models; 20. Combining techniques; Part II. Visualization in the Classroom; Part III. Hints and Solutions to the Challenges; References; Index.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Mathematics -- Study and teaching.
Mathematics -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Digital images.