M., Srinivasan
(2020)
Introducing robocompass : a nifty tool for geometrical construction.
At Right Angles (6).
pp. 63-66.
ISSN 2582-1873
Abstract
How Geometrical Constructions are taught in Schools
Euclid’s Elements – one of the most influential mathematical
textbooks ever to have been written – is primarily a compendium of
geometrical constructions created using straightedge and compass.
But are we sure that these two geometrical tools which lie at the
heart of such foundational ideas are being used effectively in the
classrooms? The current practice is actually to use large wooden
geometrical instruments in the classrooms, as the size of the real
physical compass (in the ‘geometry box’) is not large enough to use
conveniently as a demonstration tool.
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