Mathematics on Stamps

The Objective:

1. Students become familiar with famous mathematicians.

2. become aware of the existance of formulas.

3. Know something about the geography of the country which issued the stamp.

4. Invites students to have a hobby of collecting stamps.

5. Answer a question: Why are all stamps either rectangles or triangular in shape?

   Why don't we see sircular stamps?

The task:

A student selects five different countries and at least one stamp form each country.

1. An equation

2. The mathematician and his background

3. The country that issued the stamp.

4. The currency of the country that isdsued the stamp.

An example: Nicaragua issued "10 equaciones que cambian la tierra"

"10 equations that changed the world.