Mansour Ghaznavi

Mansour Ghaznavi has studied mathematics and mathematical patterns for many years. In 1982 he invented a mathematical puzzle, "Math-Go-Round," and received a patent for it. Mr. Ghaznavi studied and researched patterns in number systems, and after ten years of research developed Multiplication Plus™... Circus of Patterns, which is the world's largest mathematical learning chart. In 1994 Mr. Ghaznavi served as instructor of mathematics at the Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University, where Mr. Robert Wells and other teachers have used his chart in Math Reasoning class during the summer program.

The Charts

Announcements and articles

• 1994 – Gazette newspapers (Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC) ran a front-page story about Ghaznavi's mathematical chart
• 1996 – The Washington Post, story by Horizon section editor Boyce Rensberger, now the director of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• 1996 – Montgomery Journal, front-page story about Ghaznavi's mathematical chart
• 2000 – Gazette newspapers, front-page story about Ghaznavi's four new math charts

Presentations, conferences, evaluations, and approvals

• February 1991 – Benjamin Banneker Middle School (Burtonsville, MD): presentation to 8th grade
• May 1991 – Multiplication Plus™... Circus of Patterns was evaluated by Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools and approved by Math Supervisor Dr. Tom Rowan. It was also approved by Dr. Martha Brown of the Prince George's County (MD) Public Schools, as well by the public schools of Howard County (MD), Anne Arundel County (MD), Baltimore County (MD), and Fairfax County (VA)
• April 1992 – Potomac School of McLean (VA): presentation to 4th, 5th, 6th grades
• April 1994 – German School in Potomac (MD): presentation to middle- and high-school students
• July 1994 – The Six International Conference on Thinking at MIT: showcase to improve quality of thinking (presenter)
• March 1995 – Tilden Middle School (Bethesda, MD): presentation to 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
• April 1995 – Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference (presenter)
• March 13,1996 – Capitol Hill Day School (Washington, DC): presentation in seven classes, 2nd through 8th grades. ABC News Channel 7 WMAL recorded the presentation and showed it on the local news
• April 1996 – Gaithersburg (MD) Middle School presentation to 6th-grade students. NBC News Channel 4 NBC recorded the presentation and showed it on the local news
• March 1997 – Washington (DC) Council of Teachers of Mathematics (presenter)
• April 2002 – Fields Road Elementary School (Gaithersburg, MD): presentation for 4th- & 5th-grade students
• April 2005 – presentation of the chart to Dr. Sanjay Rai, Dean of the Mathematics and Science Department at Montgomery College (Maryland), and to Dr. W. Coe and his math team at MC
• July 2005 – Bronx High School of Math & Science (Bronx, NY): Gifted and Talented summer program
• 1992, 2002, 2003 – The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) reviewed Ghazhavi's charts, and Executive Director Dr. James Gates commended them for their their usefulness

New Discoveries

In 2000 Mr. Ghaznavi developed four new mathematical charts: Fractions, Decimals, Sequences, and Discovery of Mathematical Activities. These charts are described on this web site and are available for purchase here.

As result of 25 years of research and study in mathematical patterns and relationships, Ghaznavi was able in 2005 to complete the development of three new mathematical charts in Algebra (coming soon). He is now working on a new chart, "Ghaznavi's Magic Chart," which will be out in 2006.