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Math Around the World
Travel
the world—the world of mathematics! Enjoy the games played 'round
the world and across the centuries at Math Around the World, a new LHS
exhibition that presents math with a multicultural perspective.
These fun games have survived and thrived, relying on mathematical concepts
that have challenged and entertained kids and adults for centuries.
Math Around the World features:
- Hex,
named for its hexagonal game board first introduced in Denmark.
- Magic
Squares, a Chinese number puzzle at least 4,000 years old.
- Kalah,
the oldest known continuously played game in history. A Kalah board
was found carved into the stone pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.
- Shongo
Networks, a game with intriguing patterns, from the Democratic
Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa.
- Game
Sticks, from Native Americans.
- Games
of Alignment from the United States, Europe, and Africa that will
sharpen your logic skills and take off where tic-tac-toe ends!
Math Around
the World proves that some things never change: A good game is one you
want to play over and over and over. And, the more you play, the better
you get! |
