John Mason

Broschiertes Buch

Learning and Doing Mathematics

Beschreibung

Learning and Doing Mathematics Second Edition John Mason, formerly Professor of Mathematical Education at the Open University Learning and Doing is for anyone keen to develop learning skills or to enhance their problem-solving powers. It will help you develop your own strategies by recognising blockages and then using the techniques of generalizing and specializing to identify routes to a solution. Examples are varied. Many are mathematical in flavour, but they are accessible to anyone with an interest in the subject and the methods proposed apply across the curriculum and indeed to everyday situations in modern life. Developed at the Open University, all the material is tried and tested. Professor Mason's style is relaxed and colloquial - accessible to all, whether a teacher wanting to use it for examples and fresh ways to inspire, or a parent or student wanted to boost their learning and broaden their mathematical thinking. Contents: ¿ Specializing ¿ Generalizing ¿ Specializing and Generalizing Together ¿ Convincing Yourself and Others ¿ When is an Argument Valid? ¿ Further Food for Thought ¿ Five Interludes are presented between the chapter - to provoke practical mathematical thinking, and have some fun. Reviews of the First Edition "An excellent resource...an impressive, carefully chosen array of examples...I will certainly recommend it." John Baylis, The Mathematical Gazette "Fresh, lively and energetic...we should buy [his] books before they are banned." Ralph Schwarzenberger, Mathematics Teaching

Autor

John Mason is a national best-selling author, minister, executive author coach and noted speaker. He's the founder and president of Insight International and Insight Publishing Group; organizations dedicated to helping people reach their dreams and fulfill their God-given destiny. He has authored eighteen books including An Enemy Called Average, You're Born An Original-Don't Die A Copy, Let Go of Whatever Makes You Stop, and Know Your Limits-Then Ignore Them which have sold nearly two million copies and are translated into thirty-eight languages throughout the world. His books are widely respected as a source of Godly wisdom, scriptural motivation and practical principles. His writings have twice been published in Reader's Digest along with numerous other national publications. Seven of his books have reached the #1 spot on Amazon best-seller lists. Known for his quick wit, powerful thoughts and insightful ideas, he is a popular speaker across the U.S. and around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tarquin
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 206g
• ISBN-13: 9781858530499
• ISBN-10: 1858530490
• Artikelnr.: 21746323