Theory of polygonal numbers with Cuisenaire rods manipulatives: Understanding Theon of Smyrna’s arithmetic in a history of mathematics classroom

DOI10.1080/17498430.2018.1539375zbMATH Open1445.97001OpenAlexW2900299970WikidataQ114098000 ScholiaQ114098000MaRDI QIDQ5378561FDOQ5378561

Authors: Günhan Caglayan 

Publication date: 3 June 2019

Published in: British Journal for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430.2018.1539375

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zbMATH Keywords

figurate numbersCuisenaire rods

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of mathematics education (97-03) History in mathematics education (97A30)

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