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Re: I am re energized to learn forth and see how simple computers can be!

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Hannu Vuolasaho wrote:
> I believe that the visualization comes from the way mathematics are
> teached. My girlfriend visualize numbers as balls and her notes are
> full of empty circles which connected with lines.
> 
> In my mathbook there was picture of number creatures queueing waiting
> to get equality bar, restaurant or what ever that had doorman. Plus
> sign hold with both hands two other creatures and the got inside
> together and so on.

At primary school, we had wooden sticks in different colors and 
different length to represent numbers.  I build Eiffel towers with them, 
but they certainly modelled the way I think of numbers (no, I did not go 
to a Montessori school, but it's their idea):

http://www.montessori-web.de/rechenstaebchen--farbig--300-teiliges-
set_montessori-material-mat_186.html

> Human mind is funny place.

Indeed.

-- 
Bernd Paysan
"If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself"
http://bernd-paysan.de/

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