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Bridging Theater and Mathematics: a Mathematician’s View

Summary: The goal of this paper is to explore the possibility of connecting mathematics and theatre by using mathematical objects or proofs to structure the plays, or by using theatre methods to illustrate mathematical notions, or both. Author: Alexei Kolesnikov Publication Year: 2011 Electronic Access: http://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2011/bridges2011-579.pdf Type of document: Article

Mathemart – Mathematics and theatre

Summary: Mathemart is a new approach to mathematics created by Maurizio Bertolini in 2011: it consists in teaching mathematics through Social Community Theatre (SCT) methodology. Author: Italian cultural heritage for human development Electronic Access: http://www.socialcommunitytheatre.com/en/projects/mathemart/ Type of document: Educational asset

Teaching mathematics in the classroom through theatre

Summary: Teaching maths through theatrical approaches. Author: Broadway educators Electronic Access: http://broadwayeducators.com/teaching-mathematics-in-the-classroom-through-theatre/ Type of document: Educational asset

Mathematics and theatre

Summary: A digital resource with many examples of the use of drama to teach maths. Author: Plus magazine, University of Cambridge Electronic Access: https://plus.maths.org/content/tags/mathematics-and-theatre Type of document: Educational asset

The Integration of Children’s Literature Into Mathematics

Summary: Integrating children’s literature in mathematics is one way to provide relevance and demonstrate problem-solving strategies. Author: Jaime Elrath Goldstein Publication Year: 2007 Electronic Access: https://epublications.regis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1027&context=theses Type of document: Article

Mathematics in Literature

Summary: A description of how literature can be used to teach mathematics. Author: Sally I. Lipsey and Bernard S. Pasternack Electronic Access: http://math.unipa.it/~grim/SiLipsey.PDF Type of document: Article

Connecting Mathematics and Literature: An Analysis of Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Changing Beliefs and Knowledge

Summary: This study examined the influences on eight preservice elementary school teachers’ beliefs and knowledge of teaching mathematics through literature. Author: Jane M. Wilburne and Mary Napoli Publication Year: 2008 Electronic Access: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ835505.pdf Type of document: Article

An Abundance of Katherines

Summary: A boy sets out on a road trip with a friend to get over his unsuccessful personal relations. He uses charts to illustrate the mathematical relations between the person who dumps and the person who gets dumped. Author: John Green Publication Year: 2006 Type of document: Novel

The curious incident with the dog at night time

Summary: A novel about an autistic boy who sees the entire world in mathematical terms. Eg probality Author: Mark Haddon Publication Year: 2003 Type of document: Novel

Literature and mathematics

Summary: Biography of the Japanese mathematician and essayist Fujiwara. Author: Masahiko Fujiwara Publication Year: 2018 Electronic Access: https://www.asymptotejournal.com/nonfiction/masahiko-fujiwara-literature-and-mathematics/ Type of document: Article