Mathematics in middle and secondary school : a problem solving approach

The experience and knowledge acquired in teacher education courses should build important fundamentals for the future teaching of mathematics. In particular, experience in mathematical problem solving, and in planning lessons devoted to problem solving, is an essential component of teacher preparati...

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Main Authors Karp, Alexander (Author), Wasserman, Nicholas (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2014]
Subjects
Problem solving > Study and teaching (Middle school)
Problem solving > Study and teaching (Secondary)
Education > Schools > Levels > Secondary.
Secondary schools.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806611843
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-814-4
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 443 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Part I
  • Chapter 1. Challenges and issues in mathematics education
  • Chapter 2. Getting ready to teach
  • Part II
  • Chapter 3. What is problem solving and how it is conceptualized in mathematics?
  • Chapter 4. Integrating problem solving into the curriculum
  • Chapter 5. Mathematical investigation and how to engage students in it
  • Chapter 6. Posing problems and groups of problems
  • Part III
  • Chapter 7. "the science of transposition and cancellation."
  • Chapter 8. Patterns, functions and graphs in mathematics and in school
  • Chapter 9. Patterns, functions and graphs: Problem solving and lesson planning
  • Chapter 10. Solving equations and inequalities
  • Part IV
  • Chapter 11. Geometry as a science and a school subject
  • Chapter 12. Geometry: Problem solving and lesson planning
  • Part V
  • Chapter 13. The study of discrete mathematics
  • Appendix: Recommended web sites
  • References.

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