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Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications

Product ID: 5613
Supplementary Print
High School

The Mathematician's Coloring Book (HiMAP)

Author: Richard L. Francis


The four-color theorem is introduced through maps, pictures, and worksheets, which explore the branch of mathematics that uses colors to divide, discern, and qualify items as diverse as territories and vegetables. HiMAP Module 13.

HiMAP library now available on CD-ROM product no. 7593

Table of Contents:

CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO COLORING PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 2: HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS COLORING PROBLEM IN MATHEMATICS

CHAPTER 3: COLORING ACTIVITIES IN A PLANE OR ON A SPHERE

CHAPTER 4: COLORING PROBLEMS IN OTHER SURFACE SETTINGS

CHAPTER 5: THE RAINBOW PRISM

REFERENCES

WORKSHEETS

THE TOUCH PUZZLE

©1989 by COMAP, Inc.
HiMAP
68 pages

Mathematics Topics:

Geometry , Abstract & Linear Algebra , Graph Theory

Application Areas:

Architecture & Design , Cartography

Prerequisites:

None

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