Mathematical daydreams
Myles wanted to invent a new mathematical operation. He calls it avitation. An example of avitation can be seen here.
I'll think we'll be skipping the rest of our planned math curriculum and get him working on his general proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
Corrected 9/11/09--Myles looked over my shoulder and said, "Hey, is that avitation on your blog?"
I'll think we'll be skipping the rest of our planned math curriculum and get him working on his general proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
Corrected 9/11/09--Myles looked over my shoulder and said, "Hey, is that avitation on your blog?"
Comments
Does it mean to multiply by ten twice? Can he apply his rule consistently?
One of my sons invented negative numbers for himself when he was four. He had learned to subtract and decided to subtract all the numbers he knew from all the other numbers he knew. He made himself a long list and started working. When it came to subtracting the larger numbers from the smaller , he intuited the number line and went to the left of zero, calling -1 "zero one" and -2 "zero two" and so on. One of his older brothers who was mathematically talented tested him to see what he could do with this and he was able to add and subtract using these negative numbers.
He WAS a little bit Asbergers, but has turned out normal enough, but not a mathematical genius.
Susan Peterson
I love how your son invented negative numbers for himself. Myles invented avitation just to try to have more math to do rather than doing phonics!