Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ancient Greece - Science - Mathematics

Science in Ancient Greece by Kathlyn Gay
The Ancient Greeks by Allison Lassieur
The Aesop for Children (Selections)

Discussion:
Pythogoras - the Pythagorean theorem
Euclid - parallel lines, shortest distance between two points
Apollonius - parabola, hyperbola, ellipse

Activity:
Take a look at some of the mathematical concepts the people mentioned invented

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