Pay a visit to the Infinite Farm!
In Life on the Infinite Farm, mathematician and
award-winning children's book author Richard Schwartz teaches about
infinity and curved space through stories of whimsical farm
animals. Join Gracie, the shoe-loving cow with infinitely many feet,
Hammerwood, the gum-loving crocodile with an endless mouth, and their
friends as they navigate the challenges that come with being
infinitely large.
Children as young as 5 will enjoy the lighthearted illustrations
and the fanciful approach to infinity. Older students (and even adult
professional mathematicians) will also appreciate the more advanced
ideas and geometric references. The two approaches are woven together
to appeal to a wide audience, from budding mathematicians to hardcore
geometers.
A Guide for
Teachers and Parents is freely available with both simple and
advanced lesson plans.
Additionally, page-by-page
Notes on the
Infinite Farm are also available. These notes are intended for a
sophisticated mathematical audience but, perhaps, will be of some
interest to people who are not mathematicians.
Readership
For children ages 5 and up interested in new ways to
think of space and geometry.
