e-books in Study & Teaching Mathematics category
Mathematics for Elementary Teachersby Michelle Manes - Pressbooks , 2017
This book will help you to understand elementary mathematics more deeply, gain facility with creating and using mathematical notation, develop a habit of looking for reasons, and become more comfortable exploring unfamiliar mathematical situations.
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Teaching Mathematics at Secondary Levelby Tony Gardiner - Open Book Publishers , 2016
This handbook for teachers will help them broaden and enrich their students' mathematical education. It avoids specifying how to teach, and focuses instead on the central principles and concepts that need to be borne in mind by all teachers.
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Teaching and Learning of Calculusby David Bressoud, et al. - Springer Open , 2016
This text focuses on the main trends in the field of calculus education. The findings reveal a cornerstone issue that is strongly linked to the formalism of calculus concepts and to the difficulties it generates in the learning and teaching process.
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Uses of Technology in Upper Secondary Mathematics Educationby Stephen Hegedus, et al. - Springer Open , 2017
The book addresses the use of technology from different points of view: analysis of activity in new technology mediated learning environments, the changes brought by technology, the interrelations between mathematical activities and technology, etc.
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Primary Mathematics- Wikibooks , 2012
This book focuses on primary school mathematics for students, whether children or adults. It is assumed that no calculators are used, to encourage mental arithmetic. This course uses as much lay language as possible to also be helpful to parents.
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On the Study and Difficulties of Mathematicsby Augustus De Morgan - The Open Court Publishing , 1910
In compiling the following pages, my object has been to notice particularly several points in the principles of algebra and geometry, which have not obtained their due importance in our elementary works on these sciences.
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The Experimental Mathematician: The Pleasure of Discovery and the Role of Proofby Jonathan M. Borwein - Dalhousie University , 2004
The emergence of powerful mathematical computing environments, the growing availability of correspondingly powerful computers and the pervasive presence of the internet allow for mathematicians to proceed heuristically and quasi-inductively.
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A Second Course in Mathematics Concepts for Elementary Teachersby Marcel B. Finan - Arkansas Tech University , 2006
Topics: Integers; Rational Numbers; Real Numbers; Functions and their Graphs; Misleading Graphs and Statistics; Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion; Probability; Basic Geometric Shapes and Figures; Symmetry of Plane Figures; etc.
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A First Course in Mathematics Concepts for Elementary School Teachersby Marcel B. Finan - Arkansas Tech University , 2006
Problem-solving is the cornerstone of school mathematics. The techniques discussed in this book should help you to become a better problem solver and should show you how to help others develop their problem-solving skills.
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Mathematical Proficiency for All Studentsby Deborah Loewenberg Ball - RAND Corporation , 2003
A clear need exists for improvement in mathematics proficiency in US schools. While the federal government have made significant investments toward improving mathematics education, the knowledge base supporting these efforts has generally been weak.
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Contemporary Issues in Mathematics Educationby E. A. Gavosto, S. G. Krantz, W. McCallum - Cambridge University Press , 1999
What is the appropriate balance among theory, technique, and applications? What is the role of technology? How do we fulfill the needs of students entering other fields? This volume presents a serious discussion of these educational issues.
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Assessing Mathematical Proficiencyby Alan H. Schoenfeld - Cambridge University Press , 2007
In a conference at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, mathematicians, math education researchers, teachers, test developers, and policymakers gathered to work through critical issues related to mathematics assessment.
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