Games in Maths

Games in Mathematics
Yeap Ban Har
Marshall Cavendish Institute
Singapore
banhar@sg.marshallcavendish.com
Pathlight School
Singapore
banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg
Keynote Lecture presented at COE@ZE Maths Games Event
6 September 2010

Example 1

Salute
Salute! The product is 40.
He has 2 and she has 4. What is my number?

Discussion
Games can be used to increase opportunities for mental strategies.
Games can be used to develop number sense.

Example 2

Sudoku with Cubes
Fill in the nine spaces with numbers 1, 2 or 3 such that each row has each number exactly once.

Sudoku with Cubes
1
2
3
2
3
1
3
1
2

Sudoku with Cubes
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
3

Discussion
Games can be used to develop spatial visualization.

Example 3

Take One or Two
Take turns to remove either one or two paper clips.
The game is for two players.
The winner is the player who remove the last paper clip(s).
Start with any number of paper clips

What is the winning strategy?

What if the rule is changed? A player removes either one, two or three clips.

Discussion
Games can be used to help student look for patterns and make generalization.

Example 4
This was not discussed during the lecture but I invite you to think how a traditional Southeast Asian game can be used to develop mathematical thinking.

Congkak

Conclusion

Games
To develop number sense
To develop spatial visualization
To develop patterning and generalization

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