When the world of Sfera is threatened by the machinations of a malevolent sorcerer, it will be up to a band of unlikely heroes to become the brightest light in the darkness.
I'm not much of a blogger, and so I have pretty much ignored this part of my website since I created it in 2015. I'm hoping to change that this year.
When I put this website together, I saw it as a place for me to organize and share work I've done merging two of my favorite things: mathematics and storytelling. My recent motivation to become more visible online stems from my desire to share a particular project that I'm really excited about. Creating it has been a labor of love over the past few years and, dear reader, I hope you'll check it out.
The Arithmetiquities is a collection of thirty-six "problem of the week" activities, with a focus on pre-algebra mathematics. Each problem in the collection is one chapter in an ongoing narrative set in a quirky, Tolkien-esque fantasy world. The full tale of our heroes unfolds problem-by-problem over the course of a school year.
My plan is to release the chapters four-at-a-time, on the first (or so) of the month. I also have a solutions manual available for teachers who would like it; please send me a note! The first four chapters of the adventure -- in which we begin to meet our cast of heroes -- are ready to browse on the website, www.arithmetiquities.org.
I couldn't have gotten to this place without help. Some of the problems in the collection are original, some are "re-skinned" versions of problems that have appeared elsewhere. Plus, each chapter has been illustrated by the immensely talented Robot Arms, who also did the character artwork. I offer my thanks to all the giants on whose shoulders I am standing.
When I put this website together, I saw it as a place for me to organize and share work I've done merging two of my favorite things: mathematics and storytelling. My recent motivation to become more visible online stems from my desire to share a particular project that I'm really excited about. Creating it has been a labor of love over the past few years and, dear reader, I hope you'll check it out.
The Arithmetiquities is a collection of thirty-six "problem of the week" activities, with a focus on pre-algebra mathematics. Each problem in the collection is one chapter in an ongoing narrative set in a quirky, Tolkien-esque fantasy world. The full tale of our heroes unfolds problem-by-problem over the course of a school year.
My plan is to release the chapters four-at-a-time, on the first (or so) of the month. I also have a solutions manual available for teachers who would like it; please send me a note! The first four chapters of the adventure -- in which we begin to meet our cast of heroes -- are ready to browse on the website, www.arithmetiquities.org.
I couldn't have gotten to this place without help. Some of the problems in the collection are original, some are "re-skinned" versions of problems that have appeared elsewhere. Plus, each chapter has been illustrated by the immensely talented Robot Arms, who also did the character artwork. I offer my thanks to all the giants on whose shoulders I am standing.
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