ratio and proportion

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ratio and proportion

The divine proportion

a study in mathematical beauty
1970
Explores the relationship between aesthetics and mathematics, discussing topics such as Pythagoras' theorem about patterns and numbers in nature, and looking at the mathematical aspects of music, art, poetry, and other disciplines.

Let's fly a kite

2000
Two squabbling siblings learn about symmetry when their babysitter helps them build and fly a kite.

Ratio and proportion

1995
Introduces the concepts of ratio and proportion through problems and exercises on finding fair shares and comparing sizes and amounts of similar objects, quantities, and groups.

If dogs were dinosaurs

2005
Explores the concepts of ratio and proportion by growing or shrinking various objects by the same amounts.

If you hopped like a frog

1999
Introduces the concept of ratio by comparing what humans would be able to do if they had bodies like different animals.

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