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James Tanton

Mathematics

#1725

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#2762

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Combinatorics

#114

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#122

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Geometry

#95

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#150

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Measure Theory

#4752

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#5562

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PhD Mathematics Princeton University

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According to Wikipedia, James Stuart Tanton is a mathematician and math educator. He is a winner of the Kidder Faculty Prize for his teaching at The St. Mark’s Math Institute, scholar at the Mathematical Association of America, author of over ten books on mathematics, curriculum, and education, and creator of videos on mathematics on YouTube. As of February 2020 his approximately 190 videos had earned over 800,000 views.

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James Tanton's Published Works

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Encyclopedia of Mathematics (2005) (409)
Mathematics Galore!: The Tower of Hanoi (2012) (52)
π is the Minimum Value for Pi (2000) (17)
The Law of Cosines (2015) (12)
The Hairy Ball Theorem via Sperner's Lemma (2004) (7)
A Dozen Hat Problems (2009) (5)
Young Students Approach Integer Triangles (2002) (4)
Candy Sharing (2003) (4)
A Dozen Questions About a Donut (1998) (3)
Motivating Students to Ask More Questions (2019) (3)
Solve This: Math Activities for Students and Clubs (2001) (3)
Sums of Powers (2003) (3)
Heron's Formula for the Area of a Triangle (2015) (3)
Math Circles and Olympiads MSRI Asks : Is the U . S . Coming of Age ? (2006) (2)
A Dozen Questions about Triangular Numbers (2006) (2)
Mathematics Galore! : the first five years of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics (2012) (2)
Proof Without Words: Equilateral Triangle.: Equilateral Triangle. (2001) (2)
A Dozen Questions About Fibonacci Numbers (2005) (1)
Proof Without Words: Equilateral Triangle (2001) (1)
Different ways of solving quadratic equations (2020) (1)
Mathematics Galore!: The Möbius Function (2012) (1)
A Half-Dozen Mathematical Activities to Try with Friends (1999) (1)
Pit your wits against young minds! (2007) (1)
Trigonometry : A Clever Study Guide (2015) (0)
Solve This: Bubble Trouble (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Weird Multiplication (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: CLIP Theory (2012) (0)
Make It Matter: A Collaborative Student-Led Engagement and Persistence Program (2021) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Layered Tilings (2012) (0)
Solve This: Playing with Playing Cards (2001) (0)
Solve This: Dicing, Slicing and Avoiding the Bad Bits (2001) (0)
The Backbone Theorem: The Pythagorean Theorem (2015) (0)
EXTRA) Polar Coordinates (2015) (0)
Solve This: References (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: About the Author (2012) (0)
Solve This: Map Mechanics (2001) (0)
Solve This: Hints, Some Solutions and Further Thoughts (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: The Stern-Brocot Tree (2012) (0)
EXTRA) Polar Graphs (2015) (0)
Introducing Binary and Ternary Codes via Weighings (2002) (0)
Solve This: Counting the Odds … and Evens (2001) (0)
Solve This: Distribution Dilemmas (2001) (0)
Solve This: The Infamous Bicycle Problem (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: On Reflection (2012) (0)
Some Surprisingly Helpful Background History (2015) (0)
Solve This: Things that Won't Fall Down (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Factor Trees (2012) (0)
The Area of a Trian (2015) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Introduction (2012) (0)
About these Study Guides (2015) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Theon's Ladder and Squangular Numbers (2012) (0)
Solve This: Weird Lotteries (2001) (0)
A Dozen Reasons Why 1=2 (1999) (0)
Problems in Parity (2012) (0)
A Dozen Questions About the Powers of Two (2001) (0)
A Dozen Harmonious Questions (2010) (0)
A Dozen “Elementary” Questions (2011) (0)
Solve This: Capturing Chaos (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: The Middle of a Triangle (2012) (0)
This Guide and the Craft of Solving Problems (2015) (0)
Solve This: Halves and Doubles (2001) (0)
A Message From the Global Math Project Team (2019) (0)
Appendix: Ten Problem-Solving Strategies (2015) (0)
Solve This: It's All in a Square (2001) (0)
The Graphs of Sine and Cosine in Degrees (2015) (0)
Solve This: Weird Shapes (2001) (0)
The Global Math Project: Uplifting Mathematics for All (2017) (0)
Basic Trigonometric Identities (2015) (0)
Permutations and Combinations: How to Teach Them By Not Doing Them! (2013) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Integer Triangles (2012) (0)
Möbius Madness: Tortuous Twists on a Classic Theme (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: The Galilean Ratios (2012) (0)
Solve This: Automata Antics (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: The Borsuk-Ulam Theorem (2012) (0)
A Homological Fibration forGl (1997) (0)
Solve This: Solutions and Discussions (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Folding Patterns and Dragons (2012) (0)
Solve This: Chessboard Maneuvers (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Braids (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: A Candy-Sharing Game (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Folding and Pouring (2012) (0)
Triangular Numbers (2005) (0)
The Tangent, Cotangent, Secant, and Cosecant Graphs (2015) (0)
Fitting Trigonometric Functions to Periodic Data (2015) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Playing with Pi (2012) (0)
Sine and Cosine for Circles of Different Radii (2015) (0)
Solve This: Laundry Math (2001) (0)
Solve This: Parts that do not Add up to their Whole (2001) (0)
The Law of Sines (2015) (0)
Encyclopedia of Mathematics (Ensiklopedi Matematik) (2005) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Lattice Polygons (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Tilings and Theorems (2012) (0)
The Basics of “Circle-ometry” (2015) (0)
Solve This: Don't Turn Around Just Once! (2001) (0)
Spreading the joy of mathematics (2021) (0)
The Graphs of Sine and Cosine in Radians (2015) (0)
Solve This: Bagel Math (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Dots and Dashes (2012) (0)
Solve This: Tiling and Walking (2001) (0)
Contest: Bus Problems (2004) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Numbers that are the Sum of Two Squares (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Classic Theorems Proved (2012) (0)
Solve This: Introduction (2001) (0)
Solve This: Tiling Challenges (2001) (0)
The Isoperimetric Problem (2003) (0)
A Dozen Proofs That 0 = 1 (2012) (0)
Solve This: Who Has the Advantage (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Personalized Polynomials (2012) (0)
A Dozen Questions About A Dozen (2007) (0)
Functions and Graphs (2018) (0)
Solve This: Paradoxes in Probability Theory (2001) (0)
A Dozen Questions about Pascal's Triangle (2008) (0)
Solve This: Making Surfaces in 3- and 4-Dimensional Space (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Tessellations (2012) (0)
The Basics of Trigonometry (2015) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Folding Fractions and Conics (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Pick's Theorem (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Pythagoras's Theorem (2012) (0)
Solve This: Flipped Out (2001) (0)
A Dozen Questions about a Triangle (2002) (0)
A Dozen Questions About Squares and Cubes (2000) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Fractions (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Repunits and Primes (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Partitions (2012) (0)
Solve This: Making the Sacrifice (2001) (0)
Addition and Subtraction Formulas; Double and Half Angle Formulas (2015) (0)
This Guide and Mathematics Competitions (2015) (0)
Inverse Trigonometric Functions (2015) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Benford's Law (2012) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Bending Buffon's Needle (2012) (0)
Solve This: “Impossible” Paper Tricks (2001) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: On Separating Dots (2012) (0)
For Educators: This Guide and the Common Core State Standards (2015) (0)
Pile Splitting (2004) (0)
This Guide and Mathematics Content: Trigonometry (2015) (0)
A Paradigm Shift (2015) (0)
On the homology of general linear groups over field extensions (1994) (0)
Mathematics Galore!: Arctangents (2012) (0)

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