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Bertrand Russell once wrote, “Mathematics possesses not only truth but supreme beauty, a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, sublimely pure and capable of a stern perfection, such as only the greatest art can show.” Can this be the same Russell who, together with Alfred Whitehead, authored the monumental Principia Mathematica, which can by no means be regarded as a work of art, much less as sublimely beautiful? So what are we to believe? | -MATH WONDERS to Inspire Teachers and Students Alfred S. Posamentier A math Wonders to Inspire Teachers and Students Alfred S. Posamentier Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria Virginia USA Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 1703 N. Beauregard St. Alexandria VA 22311-1714 USA Telephone 800-933-2723 or 703-578-9600 Fax 703-575-5400 Web site http E-mail member@ Gene R. Carter Executive Director Nancy Modrak Director of Publishing Julie Houtz Director of Book Editing Production Darcie Russell Project Manager Technical Typesetting Inc. Typesetting Tracey Smith Production Copyright 2003 by Alfred S. Posamentier. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission from ASCD. Readers who wish to duplicate material may do so for a small fee by contacting the Copyright Clearance Center CCC 222 Rosewood Dr. Danvers MA 01923 USA telephone 978-750-8400 fax 978-750-4470 Web http . ASCD has authorized the CCC to collect such fees on its behalf. Requests to reprint rather than photocopy should be directed to ASCD s permissions office at 703-578-9600. Cover art copyright 2003 by ASCD. Cover design by Shelley Young. ASCD publications present a variety of viewpoints. The views expressed or implied in this book should not be interpreted as official positions of the Association. All Web links in this book are correct as of the publication date below but may have become inactive or otherwise modified since that time. If you notice a deactivated or changed link please e-mail books@ with the words Link Update in the subject line. In your message please specify the Web link the book title and the page number on which the link appears. netLibrary E-Book ISBN 0-87120-852-0 Price Quality Paperback ISBN 0-87120-775-3