National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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31- Triple Play: DeMorgan to Stirling to Eüler to Maclaurin

Thursday, April 26, 2012: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
203 A/B (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Sidney J. Kolpas

Handouts
  • Stirling and Demorgan.doc (593.0 kB)
  • NCTM Demorgan talk Final.pdf (436.9 kB)

    • A strange numeric algorithm for n! in an 1838 probability book by Augustus Demorgan led to an investigation of Stirling's formula, by way of the gamma function and the Maclaurin series. The process also developed enrichment activities spanning intermediate algebra through multivariable calculus.

    Presentation Format: Higher Education Session
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education

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