Mathematical Connections

Mathematical Connections
Author: Al Cuoco
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2005-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1614441235

Mathematical Connections is about some of the topics that form the foundations for high school mathematics. It focuses on a closely knit collection of ideas that are at the intersection of algebra, arithmetic, combinatorics, geometry, and calculus. Most of the ideas are classical: methods for fitting polynomial functions to data, for summing powers of integers, for visualizing the iterates of a function defined on the complex plane, or for obtaining identities among entries in Pascal's triangle. Some of these ideas, previously considered quite advanced, have become tractable because of advances in computational technology. Others are just beautiful classical mathematics--topics that have fallen out of fashion and that deserve to be resurrected. While the book will appeal to many audiences, one of the primary audiences is high school teachers, both practicing and prospective. It can be used as a text for undergraduate or professional courses, and the design lends itself to self study. Of course, good mathematics for teaching is also good for many other uses, so readers of all persuasions can enjoy exploring some of the beautiful ideas presented in the pages of this book.

Student Solution Manual for Mathematical Interest Theory

Student Solution Manual for Mathematical Interest Theory
Author: Leslie Jane Federer Vaaler
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0883857553

This manual is written to accompany Mathematical Interest Theory, by Leslie Jane Federer Vaaler and James Daniel. It includes detailed solutions to the odd-numbered problems. There are solutions to 239 problems, and sometimes more than one way to reach the answer is presented. In keeping with the presentation of the text, calculator discussions for the Texas Instruments BA II Plus or BA II Plus Professional calculator is typeset in a different font from the rest of the text.

Counterexamples in Calculus

Counterexamples in Calculus
Author: Sergiy Klymchuk
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2010-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 161444109X

Counterexamples in Calculus serves as a supplementary resource to enhance the learning experience in single variable calculus courses. This book features carefully constructed incorrect mathematical statements that require students to create counterexamples to disprove them. Methods of producing these incorrect statements vary. At times the converse of a well-known theorem is presented. In other instances crucial conditions are omitted or altered or incorrect definitions are employed. Incorrect statements are grouped topically with sections devoted to: Functions, Limits, Continuity, Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus. This book aims to fill a gap in the literature and provide a resource for using counterexamples as a pedagogical tool in the study of introductory calculus.

Proofs Without Words III

Proofs Without Words III
Author: Roger B. Nelsen
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2015-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0883857901

Proofs without words (PWWs) are figures or diagrams that help the reader see why a particular mathematical statement is true, and how one might begin to formally prove it true. PWWs are not new, many date back to classical Greece, ancient China, and medieval Europe and the Middle East. PWWs have been regular features of the MAA journals Mathematics Magazine and The College Mathematics Journal for many years, and the MAA published the collections of PWWs Proofs Without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking in 1993 and Proofs Without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking in 2000. This book is the third such collection of PWWs.

Paradoxes and Sophisms in Calculus

Paradoxes and Sophisms in Calculus
Author: Sergiy Klymchuk
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1614441103

Paradoxes and Sophisms in Calculus offers a delightful supplementary resource to enhance the study of single variable calculus. By the word paradox the [Author];s mean a surprising, unexpected, counter-intuitive statement that looks invalid, but in fact is true. The word sophism describes intentionally invalid reasoning that looks formally correct, but in fact contains a subtle mistake or flaw. In other words, a sophism is a false proof of an incorrect statement. A collection of over fifty paradoxes and sophisms showcases the subtleties of this subject and leads students to contemplate the underlying concepts. A number of the examples treat historically significant issues that arose in the development of calculus, while others more naturally challenge readers to understand common misconceptions. Sophisms and paradoxes from the areas of functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, sequences, and series are explored.

Mathematics Galore!

Mathematics Galore!
Author: James Tanton
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0883857766

Mathematics Galore! Showcases some of the best activities and student outcomes of the St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics and invites you to engage the mathematics yourself! Revel in the delight of deep intellectual play and marvel at the heights to which young scholars can rise. See some great mathematics explained and proved via natural and accessible means. Based on 26 essays ( newsletters ) and eight additional pieces, Mathematics Galore! offers a large sample of mathematical tidbits and treasures, each immediately enticing, and each a gateway to layers of surprising depth and conundrum. Pick and read essays in no particular order and enjoy the mathematical stories that unfold. Be inspired for your courses, your math clubs and your math circles, or simply enjoy for yourself the bounty of research questions and intriguing puzzlers that lie within.

Keeping It R.E.A.L.

Keeping It R.E.A.L.
Author: Carla D. Martin
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2011-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0883859610

Keeping it R.E.A.L.: Research Experiences for All Learners is a collection of computational classroom projects carefully designed to inspire critical thinking and mathematical inquiry. This book also contains background subject information for each project, grading rubrics, and directions for further research. Instructors can use these materials inside or outside the classroom to inspire creativity and encourage undergraduate research. R.E.A.L. projects are suitable for a wide-range of college students, from those with minimal computational exposure and precalculus background to upper-level students in a numerical analysis course. Each project is class tested, and most were presented as posters at regional conferences.

Arithmetical Wonderland

Arithmetical Wonderland
Author: Andy Liu
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2015-12-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0883857898

Arithmetical Wonderland is intended as an unorthodox mathematics textbook for students in elementary education, in a contents course offered by a mathematics department. The scope is deliberately restricted to cover only arithmetic, even though geometric elements are introduced whenever warranted. For example, what the Euclidean Algorithm for finding the greatest common divisors of two numbers has to do with Euclid is showcased. Many students find mathematics somewhat daunting. It is the [Author];'s belief that much of that is caused not by the subject itself, but by the language of mathematics. In this book, much of the discussion is in dialogues between Alice, of Wonderland fame, and the twins Tweedledum and Tweedledee who hailed from Through the Looking Glass. The boys are learning High Arithmetic or Elementary Number Theory from Alice, and the reader is carried along in this academic exploration. Thus many formal proofs are converted to soothing everyday language. Nevertheless, the book has considerable depth. It examines many arcane corners of the subject, and raises rather unorthodox questions. For instance, Alice tells the twins that six divided by three is two only because of an implicit assumption that division is supposed to be fair, whereas fairness does not come into addition, subtraction or multiplication. Some topics often not covered are introduced rather early, such as the concepts of divisibility and congruence.