Using Analogies
in Mathematics Classes
by Charlotte Evans Copley Virginia Mathematics Teacher Spring 1989
1. diameter : circle :: diagonal : square
2. scale : mass ::
thermometer :
temperature
3. triangle : quadrilateral ::
tetrahedron : hexahedron
4. unicycle : bicycle ::
monomial : binomial
5. converse : statement ::
contrapositive : inverse
6. protractor : angle :: compass : circle
7. interior : exterior :: inside : outside
8. transformation : isometry ::
similar : congruent
9. gain : loss :: positive : negative
10. + : - :: right : left
11. horizontal : vertical ::
latitude : longitude
12. consumer : retailer :: buyer : seller
13. slide : turn :: translation : rotation
14. recipe : ingredient ::
formula : variable
15. Geometry : Postulates ::
Algebra : Axioms
16. Newton : Euclid ::
Calculus : Geometry
17. inch : centimeter :: English : metric
18. GCF : LCM :: factor : multiple
19. subtraction : addition ::
division : multiplication
20. 0 : 1 :: point : line
21. circumference : perimeter ::
circle : polygon
22. Discount : Mark-up ::
difference : sum
23. regular price : list :: sale : net
24. 1/8 : 125 :: 3/4 : .75