tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post3193547934679385521..comments2024-03-27T21:09:44.320+00:00Comments on Pat'sBlog: On This Day in Math - May 9Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-15499925314829442432013-05-09T20:26:57.169+01:002013-05-09T20:26:57.169+01:00For the classroom, use whichever would have the mo...For the classroom, use whichever would have the most instructional use. I think as a convention, and it is only that, most number theory freaks give Pyt Triples with Short, long, hyp. You might ask them how many both ways since some work if hypot is year, but not month, etc. <br />I would be interesting to hear what you do with your class. Maybe reactivate your teaching blog for the occasion, or just send me a copy. BTW, you could get many more with NON-Primitive triples using the permutations. <br />Hope it goes well. <br />Where in Michigan are you? I'm on my way up soon for the summer.<br /><br />Pat<br />I get gmail at ballewpat(at)gmail(dot)comPat's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234744401613958081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-86667951930496848662013-05-09T20:04:10.840+01:002013-05-09T20:04:10.840+01:00Well, I guess that’s where the answer to my questi...Well, I guess that’s where the answer to my question comes into play. I assumed that the date did not have to be in a particular order, since some countries list the year first, and other last. Thus 3-4-5 is a PT day, but so is 4-3-5, 5-3-4, etc. If you allow for permutations and multiples, I came up with 27 PT days per century.<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkhUQxvP1AoodExTdl9jZ3NGdWhaQWZmcm1idXVOUkE&usp=sharing<br /><br />What do you think?keninwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922110653128688365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-85215139267995714922013-05-09T16:02:09.987+01:002013-05-09T16:02:09.987+01:00Keniwa,
I'm not sure Pythagorean Day is offic...Keniwa, <br />I'm not sure Pythagorean Day is official enough to have formal rules on when to cleberate the event. With only eight a century it doesn't show up alot. I would use whatever definition seemed most instructive. Good for kids to learn that Math gives us the freedom to start with our own rules and proceed from there. I have posted (for that date) that it will be the third this century. Hope I got it right. <br />Thanks for writing.<br />PatPat's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234744401613958081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-8994992392397110542013-05-09T15:28:33.505+01:002013-05-09T15:28:33.505+01:00Pat,
I was informed yesterday that this coming Sun...Pat,<br />I was informed yesterday that this coming Sunday is Pythagorean Theorem Day (5–12–13). I’ve done a little research, including looking through some of your previous entries, and have not found any significant information about this holiday. I was wondering if you know whether this holiday is only celebrated when the date is a primitive triple, or are multiples acceptable (I have a couple of classroom activities in mind that would depend on the answer to this question). Additionally, I don’t suppose you’ve heard of any traditions associated with the celebration of this day? I ask you because you seem to have a lot of math-culture and math-history resources that the typical math teacher doesn’t have.<br />Thanks in advance of any info you might be able to share.<br />Kendallkeninwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922110653128688365noreply@blogger.com