Mathematical Footprints

Mathematical Footprints
Author: Theoni Pappas
Publisher: Wide World Publishing
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1999
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN:

This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the development of computers, mathematics is presented in a fun-to-read, nonthreatening manner.

Mathematical Expeditions

Mathematical Expeditions
Author: Frank J. Swetz
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1421404370

"A collection of over 500 culturally and historically diverse mathematical problems carefully chosen to enrich mathematics teaching from middle school through the college level."--Provided by publisher.

Words and Worlds

Words and Worlds
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9087909381

n this book, the reader is invited to enter a strange world in which you can tell the age of the captain by counting the animals on his ship, where runners do not get tired, and where water gets hotter when you add it to other water. It is the world of a curious genre, known as "word problems" or "story problems".

Math Teacher's Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques, and Reproducibles for New and Experienced Teachers, Grades 5-12

Math Teacher's Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques, and Reproducibles for New and Experienced Teachers, Grades 5-12
Author: Judith A. Muschla
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2010-03-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0470407646

Classroom-tested strategies to help new and experienced math teachers thrive Math teachers must not only instruct their students in basic mathematical skills and concepts, they must also prepare them for standardized tests, provide instruction in the use of technology, and teach problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. At the same time, they must also manage their other responsibilities – taking attendance, planning, grading, record-keeping, disciplining, and communicating with parents and administrators. This book provides efficient and practical information on the management skills necessary to succeed in this most challenging profession. Offers realistic suggestions and strategies for planning and delivering effective math instruction Helps math teachers achieve excellence and continue to be enthusiastic and successful in their teaching careers Includes reproducible forms to help math teachers stay on top of everything they need to do The Math Teacher's Survival Guide contains a wealth of useful tools and strategies that can help any math teacher succeed in the classroom.

Mathematics of Surfaces XI

Mathematics of Surfaces XI
Author: Malcolm Sabin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2005-10-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540318356

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th IMA International Conference on the Mathematics of Surfaces, held in Loughborough, UK in September 2005. The 28 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. Among the topics addressed are Voronoi diagrams, linear systems, curvatures on meshes, approximate parameterization, condition numbers, pythagorean hodographs, artifacts in B-spline surfaces, Bézier surfaces of minimal energy, line subdivision, subdivision surfaces, level sets and symmetry, the topology of algebraic surfaces, embedding graphs in manifolds, recovery of 3D shape from shading, finding optimal feedrates for machining, and improving of range data.

Simulation and Gaming for Mathematical Education

Simulation and Gaming for Mathematical Education
Author: Angela Piu
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-04-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 160566930X

"This book proposes simulation games supported by the most recent discoveries and advances in theories of learning research, and gears operational decisions toward the development of an integrated system for the teaching of mathematics in primary schools"--Provided by publisher.

Math Mysteries

Math Mysteries
Author: Jack Silbert
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1995
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780590603379

Stories and activities to build math problem-solving skills.

Footprints

Footprints
Author: Joy A. Frechtling
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1999-11
Genre:
ISBN: 0788183621

This FootprintsÓ conference was organized by the National Science Fdn. (NSF) to propose fresh ideas & new methodologies that might inform the design of Education & Human Resources evaluations. Papers include: the use of science & math educ. indicators & studies; a plan for evaluation; new methods for evaluating programs; considerations for the evaluation of NSF programs; communicating the value of the NSF's contributions to research & innovative technical applications for science & math educ.; conceptual underpinnings for program evaluation of major public importance; & the virtual reality of systemic effects of NSF programming on education.