Prime, palindrome, square, cube, tetrahedral, Fibonacci, binary, triangular and perfect numbers – they are all special. They keep appearing in the most unexpected places. Recognising them and being able to use them is an invaluable skill.
This unit introduces you to these special numbers and lets you play with them. |
Introducing Special Numbers Square & Triangular Perfect Numbers Magic Cards Specials and Tetrahedrals Palindromes Angrynumbers Ready, Set, GO!! A Real Challenge: Square & Triangular Revisited |
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Bibliography: A list of the books which have served to inspire tasks within the EUMY Mathematics set.
Acknowledgements. The author would like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of her mathematical models who appear throughout these tasks:
Epsilon-pi and Smidgin Ubiquitous 
We call them Epsi and Smidge!