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Very interesting. Does any one have any suggestions to interest an 11 year old about Math?

• Erf 19y ago
  Let them find a way to use it. When I was in high school, I played Robot Battle, a game in which you scripted behaviors for automated tanks. This gave me immediate reason to use and learn much of what I learned in math at school. The day we were taught basic trigonometry, I was on the edge of my seat, because I knew that what I was learning would be useful several hours later when I got back to coding my robots. Of course, you can't force an interest on a child, but you can certainly introduce them to new ones.
• hhm 19y ago
  I think you have to show interest about it yourself. If you aren't curious about it, he/she probably won't either. From time to time I talk children in my family about mathematical subjects I myself find interesting, and I know something about, such as strange stuff about infinite, mathematical logic, or crazy and counter-intuitive mathematical theorems. And they keep interested about it as long as I do. So I think that can be a way.
• newt0311 19y ago
  Given said 11 year old interesting problems from mathematics competitions. The AMC10/12 and AIME competitions are good sources. Some others are USAMTS and for the really good ones, USAMO and Putnam. Note: Do NOT give the UIL competitions. Those aren't much better than advanced high school arithmetic.