Overview

Excellent teaching of mathematics at the elementary school level requires teachers to be experts in school mathematics. This textbook helps prospective teachers achieve this expertise by presenting topics from the K-6 mathematics curriculum at a greater depth than is found in most classrooms. The knowledge that comes from this approach gives prospective teachers essential insight into how topics interrelate and where the difficulties may lie. Information is presented at a pace that makes it interesting, rewarding, and enjoyable. With the deeper mathematical preparation inherent in this book, prospective teachers will come away knowing how to explain concepts, demonstrate computational procedures, and lead students through problem-solving techniques. Both students and teachers will find this book key to learning the necessary material and knowing how to express it at the right level. The primary focus is on the foundations of arithmetic, along with a selection of topics from geometry, and a wide range of applications. The number line is used throughout to visualize concepts and to tie them to solutions. The book emphasizes explanations: of concepts, of how to solve problems, and of how the concepts relate to the solutions of the problems. This is a textbook for a college course in mathematics for prospective elementary school teachers. It will also be an excellent reference source for the instructors of such courses.

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Author:   Gary R. Jensen
Publisher:   American Mathematical Society
Imprint:   American Mathematical Society
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780821834183

ISBN 10:   0821834185
Pages:   383
Publication Date:   30 November 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Counting Whole number arithmetic Whole number computation Number theory Rational numbers Decimals Integers Clock arithmetic RSA encryption Bibliography Index.

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