Rene Descartes – Born in 1596, was known as The Father of Modern Mathematics. Descartes’ love of mathematics was part of his everyday life. One night when he was lying in bed having trouble falling asleep, he noticed a fly walking around the ceiling. He thought to himself, “How can I describe where that fly […]

Fly On The Ceiling (Step into Reading, Step 3, paper) by Julie Glass, Richard Walz (Illustrator) Price: $3.99 Buy Now Recognized as the father of analytic geometry, René Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher. Kids will love this funny and very accessible tale – based on one of math’s greatest myths – about the […]

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Math is really a way of discovering patterns, some beautiful, and some not. Mathematicians describe these patterns in the language of numbers and mathematical notation. You can find patterns in Art, too! Artists express these patterns with words, colors, sounds, lines, shapes, physical forms, and so on. Consider the patterns in modern rap music or […]