Find the nine mathematical words hidden in the love story below. The last letters of the hidden words form an anagram of the name of a famous mathematician.
Is love at first sight fact or fiction? Trudi Gittins first met Lee Smith at a popular cafe. She engaged him in useless small talk but offered genuine signs that she fancied him. She told him that she liked to read Dickens and preferred sombre rather than gleeful parties. He said he bought a brand new car each year as it helped him relax. Is love in the air for Trudi and Lee?
Answer
Descartes
The cartesian coordinate system was named after René Descartes who was a famous mathematician and philosopher. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry.
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Teacher, do your students have access to computers such as tablets,
iPads or Laptops?
This page was really designed for projection on a whiteboard but if you really want the students to have access to it here is a concise URL for a version of this page without the comments:
Transum.org/go/?Start=September1
However it would be better to assign one of the student interactive activities below.
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Here is the URL which will take them to another activity involving mathematical words.
Transum.org/go/?to=hexblock
