Runshi (Stelios)

The article "What Math Education Can Learn from Art" by Leslie Dietiker explores the potential of applying artistic elements to mathematics education to enhance student engagement and learning experiences. The author begins by highlighting the uninspiring nature of traditional mathematics classrooms, emphasizing the need for a shift towards a more stimulating and creative approach to teaching math. Drawing parallels between mathematics and art, Dietiker suggests that mathematical stories in classrooms can be analyzed similarly to literary narratives. Just as in literature, engaging stories in mathematics should have a point, offer anticipation, and avoid predictability to maintain student interest. By viewing mathematics curriculum through a narrative lens, educators can potentially unlock new artistic tools for teaching and provide students with fresh mathematical opportunities. The author explores the idea that mathematical textbooks can be read as stories , with each stat...

This article introduces a workshop based on interdisciplinary and interactive activities. Through these activities, the relationship between mathematics and music becomes visible. This approach encourages music teachers to adopt a geometric approach for their students to learn music theory. I t begins by discussing the historical perspective on this relationship, emphasizing the role of counting, ratios, and mathematics in music theory. The article challenges the notion of connecting the creative art of music with the logical framework of mathematics, asserting that music goes beyond mere notes and beats to encompass the creation process.   By involving students in hands-on, multisensorial activities, educators can demonstrate the parallel application of complementary viewpoints in mathematics and music.   This workshop is based on chromatic scale and chromatic scale circles ( If we put these 12 notes evenly distributed around a circle, we obtain what is called “chromatic circ...