Rediscover mathematical secrets of the ancient Egyptians, while enhancing your own mathematical problem-solving skills. How do you divide 4 pizzas among 5 people equitably? Thanks to Egyptian fractions, we have an arithmetical recipe to doing so. This enrichment workshop will show you "Vintage Mathematics" the Nile Valley way. From the "Rhind Mathematical Papyrus" scroll (1700 BC), learn how Egyptians did their multiplications and solved Diophantine equations and ancient number rhymes and puzzles, such as the riddle of the vanishing camel.
Trainers' Profile
Yan Kow Cheong is a mathematics consultant with over two decades of experience teaching creative and recreational mathematics for students, teachers and parents. Besides being a coach for matheletes, he has also written these general maths titles: Mathematical Quickies & Trickies, Aha! Math and Get Calculator Smart.
