Using Analogies in Mathematics Classes

by Charlotte Evans Copley

Virginia Mathematics Teacher Spring 1989 issue

1. diameter : circle :: ________________ : square

2. scale : ________________ :: thermometer : temperature
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triangle : quadrilateral :: tetrahedron : ________________

unicycle : bicycle :: monomial : ________________

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converse : statement :: ________________ : inverse

________________ : angle :: compass : circle

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interior : exterior :: inside : ________________

transformation : isometry :: similar : ________________

9. gain : loss :: positive : ________________

10. + : - :: ________________ : left
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horizontal : ________________ :: latitude : longitude

________________ : retailer :: buyer : seller

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slide : turn :: translation : ________________

recipe : ingredient :: formula : ________________

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Geometry : Postulates :: ________________ : Axioms

Newton : ________________ :: Calculus : Geometry

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inch : ________________ :: English : metric

GCF : LCM :: ________________ : multiple

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subtraction : addition :: division : ________________

0 : 1 :: ________________ : line

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circumference : perimeter :: circle : ________________

Discount : Mark-up :: ________________ : sum

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________________ : list :: sale : net

________________ : 125 :: 3/4 : .75