Mathematical Lens: A Mathematical Pyramid Scheme

Günhan Caglayan

doi:10.5951/mathteacher.105.1.0016

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Mathematical Lens: A Mathematical Pyramid Scheme

Author: Günhan Caglayan

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 105: Issue 1

Page(s):: 16–19

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.105.1.0016

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Subjects:: Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 9-12, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Math Topic, Geometry, Shapes, Other Topic, Teaching and Learning Instruction, Technology, Computers

Keywords:: CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-SRT.C.8; CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-GMD.A.3

Students analyze a photograph to solve mathematical questions related to the images captured in the photograph. This month, the photographs are of a pyramid in Egypt, and students are asked to compute volume, slant height, and the ratio of the base of the pyramid to its height.

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^*Günhan Caglayan, sezen@columbusstate.edu, teaches mathematics at Columbus State University in Georgia. His research area is preservice mathematics teacher education and student learning through modeling and visualization.

(Corresponding author is Caglayan sezen@columbusstate.edu)

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