Blog Submission #3

Infinity and Me
By: Walid Bouaichi

1. The book that I chose to use is Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford. This book was quite interesting and would be enjoyed by any kid and their parents. This book begins with a little girl named Uma who cannot seem to sleep so she decides to go outside. Once she is outside she begins to look up at the sky and starts to to count the stars, eventually realizing that she cannot count all of them. Uma then begins to question what is infinity, could it be number that grows forever, an endless racetrack, or even an ice cream cone. She then finds out that infinity is the love that she has for her grandmother. 

2. The mathematical concept in Infinity and Me is infinity. Infinity is the idea of something that has no end. . It does not have any limits and for this goes on forever, always continuous. Infinity is always represented as a side ways number 8. Infinity and Me does a great job of representing the concept of infinity. Uma ttys to count the stars but notices that they are infinite and it is impossible to count all of them. The author highlights the love that Uma has for her grandmother as being infinite as it goes on and on and never ends.  

3. Literature is an effective way to teach mathematical concepts because written, real life examples are always easy to understand and help teach the content better. Even though this book was fairly simple, the concept that it taught was not. Using real life examples like counting stars, your love for someone can really help someone understand a concept as complicated as infinity.