The Set of Rational Numbers

Section 5-1

Activity Name Activity Description
Converter Students provide fractions that the applet converts to decimal form and/or decimal numbers that the applet converts into fractions.
The Tortoise and Hare Race Students step through the 'tortoise and hare' race in a short investigation of Zeno's paradox. Discussion can focus on the concept of density of rational numbers within a number line.
Cantor's Comb Students input a fractional parameter and view the geometric fractal patterns generated by repeatedly erasing the central portion of a line segment.