Full Description
All the essential mathematics teachers need for teaching at the elementary and middle school levels! This best seller features rich problem-solving strategies, relevant topics, and extensive opportunities for hands-on experience. The coverage in the book moves from the concrete to the pictorial to the abstract, reflecting the way math is generally taught in elementary classrooms. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Student Resource Handbook This invaluable resource handbook is designed to improve student learning and provide models for effective classroom practices.
Contents
Preface; Introduction to Problem Solving; Sets, Whole Numbers, and Numeration; Whole Numbers: Operations and Properties; Whole-Number Computation-Mental, Electronic and Written; Number Theory; Fractions; Decimals, Ratio, Proportion, and Percent; Integers; Rational Numbers and Real Numbers, with an Introduction to Algebra; Statistics; Probability; Geometric Shapes; Measurement; Geometry Using Triangle Congruence and Similarity; Geometry Using Coordinates; Geometry Using Transformations; Epilogue: An Eclectic Approach to Geometry; Topic 1; Elementary Logic; Topic 2; Clock Arithmetic: A Mathematical System; Topic 3; Introduction to Graph Theory; Answers to Exercise/Problem Sets-Part A, Chapter Tests, and Topics; Photograph Credits; Index.
