On 2008-02-26 Charles Ashbacher, Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com) wrote: This collection of calculus problems is not well organized in the sense that the order of presentation starts with the fundamentals that support work in calculus. The problems deal with infinite series, the Koch Snowflake curve, Fibonacci numbers and the golden mean, continued fractions, compound interest, area under curves and derivatives. By themselves, the problems covered are not unique or even that hard.
What distinguishes this book is that the author presents solution methods generated by children as young as 7. The solutions are not ´lucky guesses´; they are the consequence of significant mathematical insight. Cohen is the co-founder of ´The Math Program´ an initiative where teachers are available to give private math lessons to young children. This book can be considered a report describing their success.
Mathematics is an area where insight is often superior to grinding work. In this book Cohen describes many instances where a young child had a leap of insight that led to the successful solution to a problem. It should be a reminder to math teachers that not all students think the same way and sometimes a nonstandard solution demonstrates significant mathematical ability.
. And summed up by saying Examples of insightful solutions to math problems produced by very young children. Currently Calculus by and for Young People (Ages 7, Yes 7 and Up) has an overall rating of 6 over 10.
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Don Cohen the Mathman claimed This book is a description of how young people, Don and some mathematicians, solved problems which involve infinite series, infinite sequences, functions, graphs, algebra, +, - important mathematical ideas. At the same time they do a lot of arithmetic, and use pineapples, the tower puzzle, with science to math activities, and the use of other hands-on materials.
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