History of Negative Numbers

 1. Homework: Listen to theBBC Radio ProgramtitledNegative Numbers. You may want to take some brief notes.

2. Group Activity: You will be given a set of 15 cards. On each card is a an event regarding the history of negative numbers. As a group, you are to organize the events in chronological order and create a visual display (timeline) of theHistory of Negative Numbers.

3. You are to use the following web sites and your notes:

The History of Negative Numbers:http://nrich.maths.org/5961

Wikiedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number#Negative_numbers

History of Negative Numbers:http://www.basic-mathematics.com/history-of-negative-numbers.html

History of Negative Numbers:http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/mks/326K/Negnos.html

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