Delta-K,  From Your Council,  Volume 44, Issue 1

From the President’s Pen

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 44 Issue 1, December 2006

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From the President’s Pen

Janis Kristjansson

Those who love math can relax, reduce stress and combat boredom through mathematical pursuits. I can remember sitting in a high school history class analyzing the pattern of holes in ceiling tiles, determining the ratio of small holes to large holes, counting the holes in one tile and calculating the number of holes in one classroom and so on.