Summary:

Math Wonderland is a museum of interactive mathematical models in
Hokkaido, Japan, founded by one of the authors, Jin Akiyama, in 2003.
The models in Wonderland, many of which have been exhibited all over
Japan and in cities around the world, are meant to help children and
young adults discover and experience the wonders of mathematics. This
book is centered around the experiences of three fictional
middle-school students during a visit to Wonderland. They spend a day
in Wonderland, handling the interactive models and participating in
the activities offered there. At the end of the day, they leave with
a genuine appreciation of mathematics gained from witnessing its
beauty, applicability and inevitability.This book is an important
contribution to the genre because it presents mathematics and models
that have never before appeared in books in the same category:
reversible solids, plane tiling with developments of tetrahedrons,
and double-packable solids, which are derived from the authors' own
research papers published in mathematics journals. It is designed to
entertain, inform and even teach some mathematics. Although it is
targeted at young adults, parents and teachers may learn something
from the book as well.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 510 -- Mathematics

Book Details:

Physical Description: 6.1"x9.4"x0.6"; 1.2 lb; 233 pages
Edition Info: Paperback; 2008-04-30

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