Friday math movie: Right Brain Math - Times Table
By Murray Bourne, 13 Aug 2010
The majority of math teachers (arguably) are "left brained", which means their approach to number, algebra and even geometry tends to be logical, sequential and specific. (Such people end up being "good" at math, and some of them become math teachers.)
However, there are many students who have a more intuitive and holistic view of the world (they are more "right brained"), and have trouble understanding the math teacher's explanations (and algorithms).
Are you right brained?
This short video gives you an indication about whether you are left- or right-brain dominant.
If she only goes in one direction for you, try looking at the video by first covering your left eye so you perceive it using your left hemisphere (you're looking at it with your right eye), then cover your right eye, so your right hemisphere is busier.
Right brain times table
Tom Biesanz presents an interesting visual method for understanding the patterns in the times tables. He claims it appeals to right-brain dominant students.
Of course, none of us is completely right- or left-brained, but like many things, we certainly have a preference.
See the 6 Comments below.
13 Aug 2010 at 5:03 pm [Comment permalink]
This video really helps me in teaching my brothers on doing math, thanks for the video
14 Aug 2010 at 1:31 am [Comment permalink]
Wow - this is great stuff! Are there more of such brain test videos? Please share if you know of any.
14 Aug 2010 at 8:33 am [Comment permalink]
Hi Jacob. This search brings up many such videos on YouTube: brain test
17 Aug 2010 at 1:05 pm [Comment permalink]
Oh no...I used to be an excellent math student...how come the dancer spins real fast clockwise...? *sob*
26 Aug 2010 at 8:26 pm [Comment permalink]
I realy approciate and mach to interast to this matimatic
regards
Joseph
25 Nov 2010 at 7:10 am [Comment permalink]
Connected with this, if we arrange lines of pebbles each containing one more than the first, starting with one, we obtain a triangular number. Showing: 1+2+3+4=10. Called by the Pytagoreans a tetraktys cosisting of four lines.