Infinity and Me
By: Jaime Gottlieb
1.) The
book I chose is Infinity and Me and
was written by Kate Hosford. The book begins with a little girl who goes
outside after she just got new red shoes and couldn’t sleep. So she decides to
go outside and look at the stars. When looking at the stars, she thinks to
herself, she tries to count them, and realized she couldn’t count all of them.
Then she goes to the ice-cream store, and thinks about what would happen if she
could always lick ice cream (this is when she asked someone what that concept is).
Then she thinks about it even more, and wonders if infinity is and endless
racetrack. In the end, she comes to the conclusion that infinity is a thing
because she has endless love for grandmother – infinity.
2.) The mathematical concept that this book defines is infinity. Infinity
is an abstract concept describing anything without limits. In this story in
particular, Uma(the main character), imagines infinity as an endless racetrack.
She finally comes up with the fact that it is infinity through forever in the
end when she was talking about her grandma and her love for her.
3.) I believe literature, specifically picture books with minimal
words is an effective way of teaching because it is simplistic. When a person
sees something in a simplistic manner, it is easier to understand. This was a
great way to understand the mathematical concept of infinity.
hi, jaime,
ReplyDeletenice selection. another of your classmates chose this book, as well. good job of explaining the text and how it relates to real life as well as the complex topic of infinity.
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