Connecting Math for Elementary Teachers How Children Learn Mathematics

Name: Connecting Math for Elementary Teachers How Children Learn Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780321542663

ISBN-10: 0321542665

ISBN-13: 9780321542663

Edition: 2009

Authors: David Feikes, Keith Schwingendorf, Jeffrey P. Gregg

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"This book provides general descriptions of children's learning and is intended to help show how children approach mathematics differently than adults. By connecting children's thinking to your own learning, we hope that this book will improve your understanding of both mathematics and children's thinking, thereby enhancing your teaching of mathematics to children. The more you understand mathematics and how children think about mathematics, the better teacher you will be!" "Many of the descriptions of how children learn are based on research, but some are based on the authors' personal experiences with helping children learn mathematics. As appropriate, the authors also include information…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Addison Wesley Higher Education
Publication date: 7/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction



Problem Solving



An Introduction to Problem Solving



Patterns



Mathematical Reasoning



Sets



Set Theory



Venn Diagrams



Whole Numbers



Numeration Systems



Addition and Subtraction



Multiplication and Division



Properties of Whole Number Operations



Algorithms



Mental Math & Estimation



Number Theory



Factors and Multiples



Divisibility Tests



Prime and Composite Numbers



Greatest Common Factor & Least Common Multiple



Integers



Children's Understanding of Negative Numbers



Addition and Subtraction of Integers



Multiplication and Division of Integers



Rational Numbers - Fractions



Fractions



Addition and Subtraction of Fractions



Multiplication and Division of Fractions



Properties of Rational Numbers



Decimals, Percents, and Real Numbers



Place Value



Decimals



Decimal Computation



Ratio and Proportion



Percents



Rational, Irrational, and Real Numbers



Geometry



Basic Geometric Concepts



Basic Shapes



Angles



Proof/Mathematical Reasoning/Justification/Argumentation



Three-Dimensional Geometry



More Geometry



Transformations or Rigid Motions



Constructions



Symmetry



Similarity



Measurement



The Concept of Measurement



Linear Measurement



Area and Perimeter



Volume and Surface Area



Time



Statistics/Data Analysis



Data Analysis and Statistical Graphs



Statistical Deceptions and Examining Statistics Critically



Mean, Mode, and Median



Variation or Spread



Statistical Samples



Probability



Basic Notions of Probability



More Sophisticated Concepts of Probability



Algebraic Reasoning



The Concept of Variable



Algebraic Reasoning: Generalizing



Generalizing with Two Variables - Functions



Graphing: Coordinate Geometry



The Concept of Equality