Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 41 Issue 2, June 2004
13 – 14
Developing Three Distinct Number Patterns from a Single Diagram
David R. Duncan and Bonnie H. Litwiller
Mathematics is in large part a study of relationships and patterns. Teachers are always on the lookout for settings in which these relationships and patterns can be discovered and considered. Finding several patterns in a single setting is a serendipitous occurrence.