Beyond Infinity

Teens

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Synopsis

When high school senior Matt Forsythe discovers a weird computer and a secret door at school, a series of events unfolds where he and his friends solve one mathematical puzzle after another. After finding a teleportal, they travel to a strange world where numbers are actually alive! There they meet the mad scientist Maglio and the ghostly Fifty-Seven and discover that some of the numbers are mysteriously disappearing.

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Charles Fischer has taught in public and private schools in a variety of settings, from rural Maine to inner city Atlanta. In the past 20 years, he has worked with a wide range of students from 4th grade to AP English and has been nominated for Teacher of the Year four times. He has his Master’s degree in Teaching & Learning from the University of Southern Maine, and received his B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from Binghamton University. His latest book, The Power of the Socratic Classroom, has won four awards, including the NIEA Best Education Book. His first novel, Beyond Infinity, won a 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award bronze medal (YA fiction). His areas of expertise are Socratic Seminar, Active Listening, Inquiry, Teaching & Learning, and Critical & Creative Thinking. He is currently working on a book of poetry, a short story collection, and several novels.

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Palindrome Numbers

Have some mathematical fun by trying to find different types of numbers. In this case, palindromic numbers that are the same forwards and backwards. Sure, it's easy to write them, but try finding them scavenger hunt style. It's not as easy as it seems!

Book Excerpt

Beyond Infinity

313 is a palindromic number, which means it can be read forwards or backwards and still be the same number. It also happens to be a palindromic number written in binary: 100111001. Most people think language palindromes are more interesting, things like “race car” or “A man—a plan—a canal—Panama!” But numbers can be interesting in the same way. Just try finding a dollar bill with a palindromic serial number. It’s not easy! Plus, you’ll be looking at bills more carefully and you might just see all the other cool stuff, like the repetition of the number thirteen on the back of the one-dollar bill.

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Charles Ames Fischer

Beyond Infinity

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Palindrome Numbers

Have some mathematical fun by trying to find different types of numbers. In this case, palindromic numbers that are the same forwards and backwards. Sure, it's easy to write them, but try finding them scavenger hunt style. It's not as easy as it seems!

Book Excerpt

Beyond Infinity

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