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Abstract This paper discusses the author’s experiences of getting advanced undergraduate math students to engage in mathematical inquiry by using games as a vehicle for exploration. The students explored the… Click to show full abstract
Abstract This paper discusses the author’s experiences of getting advanced undergraduate math students to engage in mathematical inquiry by using games as a vehicle for exploration. The students explored the mathematics behind SET®1, Spot it!®2, Blokus®3, and Six®4. Specifically, we present the experience of the instructor and students and how the games were used to promote and incite inquiry.
Keywords:
games engage;
students inquiry;
using games;
engage students;
inquiry using
Journal Title: PRIMUS
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: PRIMUS
Year Published: 2017
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