"Kare-wo Tsukureru Ko-ha Sansuu-mo Dekiru" by KOHATA Hiroshi

The author is a retired (maybe mathematical) teacher. He expands the thought of AKIYAMA Jin, a Japanese famous mathematician, who says that there are four abilities to understand mathematics:
(1) You can insert a pair of shoes correctly.
(2) You can cook an unknown dish by using the recipe.
(3) You can look up an unknown word in a dictionary.
(4) You can draw the map which directs the way from your house to the school.

The title means "Those who can make curry can also understand mathematics well." This is in principle a book of educational, but it contains many examples and experiments. So it is very interesting to read!

(Finished reading on Mar.2, 2008)


The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* KOHATA Hiroshi : 木幡寛
* Kare-wo Tsukureru Ko-ha Sansuu-mo Dekiru : カレーを作れる子は算数もできる