An Integration of Mathematical and Multicultural Viewpoints Flatland, a novel written in the early 1900s by mathematician, social philosopher and head of the City of London School Edwin Abbot Abbot, is a wonderful novel that, on the surface, is a cute little story about some geometric shapes who live in a two dimensional world called Flatland, but underneath is full of strong statements about racism and social structure - gender equity in particular. ... The Flatland society consists of regular shapes - lines, triangles, squares, heptagons, hexagons, all the way to circles. ...

• Word Count: 1407
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mathematics Students are taught to construct simple right prisms, cylinders, cones, and shapes. ... Students are taught to work with data, coordinated planes, proportions, and geometric proportions. ...

• Word Count: 1451
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School