Steve Benson, Susan Addington, Nina Arshavsky

Ways to Think About Mathematics

Activities and Investigations for Grade 6-12 Teachers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Funded by the National Science Foundation and successfully field-tested in a variety of settings, the materials presented give teachers the opportunity to grow as learners for the classes they teach.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 929g
• ISBN-13: 9780761931041
• ISBN-10: 076193104X
• Artikelnr.: 22388638

Autorenporträt

Steven R. Benson is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he teaches a variety of mathematics content courses for traditional undergraduate students and in-service mathematics teachers. Before joining the Lesley faculty, Dr. Benson was a Research Scientist at Education Development Center, Inc., where he was involved in a wide variety of projects, most of which involved the development of curricula for mathematics students and teachers. He has also facilitated preservice and in-service teacher professional development workshops across the U.S. and internationally (including serving as consultant to the Ministry of Education in Azerbaijan), directed a research project investigating the genesis and development of mathematical talent in Mathematical Olympians, and edited the problem calendar section of the Mathematics Teacher journal published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Prior to joining the EDC staff in June 2000, he held mathematics faculty positions at St. Olaf College, Santa Clara University, University of New Hampshire, and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and is currently a co-director of the Master of Science for Teachers program at the University of New Hampshire. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois, working under the direction of Leon McCulloh in algebraic number theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
About the Authors
1. What is Mathematical Investigation?
2. Dissections and Area
3. Linearity and Proportional Reasoning
4. Pythagoras and Cousins
5. Pascal¿s Revenge: Combinatorial Algebra
6. Problems for the Classroom
Resource: Answers for Selected Problems
Index

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Preface
About the Authors
1. What is Mathematical Investigation?
2. Dissections and Area
3. Linearity and Proportional Reasoning
4. Pythagoras and Cousins
5. Pascal's Revenge: Combinatorial Algebra
6. Problems for the Classroom
Resource: Answers for Selected Problems
Index

Rezensionen

"This is a powerful teaching methodology that is bound to convey the spirit of problem-solving." MAA Reviews, June 2006 20080807