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It is rare -- nearly unheard of -- that an active area of mathematical research would be simple enough to explain to a bright 9-yr-old. But this probably is. (C
by mcherm 11y ago
It is rare -- nearly unheard of -- that an active area of mathematical research would be simple enough to explain to a bright 9-yr-old. But this probably is. (Concepts: graph, coloring, max colors needed, clique... that's about it.) I think I'll try it with my kids.
- cschmidt 11y agoYou'll probably be interested in this guy, who does graph coloring problems for 7 year old kids. He even has coloring books: http://jdh.hamkins.org/math-for-seven-year-olds-graph-coloring-chromatic-numbers-eulerian-paths/ http://jdh.hamkins.org/math-for-seven-year-olds-graph-colori...