Comments on: Drawing with Pythagoras http://math-lessons.ca/blog/2012/10/04/drawing-pythageras/ Tips for Teaching Elementary Math Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ms. Hynes http://math-lessons.ca/blog/2012/10/04/drawing-pythageras/comment-page-1/#comment-102427 Ms. Hynes Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:03:20 +0000 http://math-lessons.ca/blog/?p=730#comment-102427 Thank you Jerry. Good to hear others who understand and love Math! Thank you Jerry. Good to hear others who understand and love Math!

]]> By: Jerry Tuttle http://math-lessons.ca/blog/2012/10/04/drawing-pythageras/comment-page-1/#comment-101550 Jerry Tuttle Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:58:33 +0000 http://math-lessons.ca/blog/?p=730#comment-101550 Hi. I discuss the Pythagorean Theorem in terms of statements and converses. The Pythagorean Theorem is an if and only if theorem - both the statement and its converse are true. It is not hard to come up with a pair of statements where one is true but the converse is not. Female students seem to quickly understand that "If Mary is wearing lipstick at work at 5pm, then she must have a date" can be true, while the converse does not have to be true. Jerry onlinecollegemathteacher.blogspot.com Hi. I discuss the Pythagorean Theorem in terms of statements and converses. The Pythagorean Theorem is an if and only if theorem – both the statement and its converse are true. It is not hard to come up with a pair of statements where one is true but the converse is not. Female students seem to quickly understand that “If Mary is wearing lipstick at work at 5pm, then she must have a date” can be true, while the converse does not have to be true.

Jerry
onlinecollegemathteacher.blogspot.com

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