Creative Mathematics

ISBN-13: 9780415164627 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 192 str.

Rena Upitis; Eileen Phillips; William Higginson

Opis

Exploring the ways in which maths skills can be learned through cross-curricular activities based on visual arts and music, this text presents maths as a meaningful and exciting subject which holds no fears for children. The authors recognize that while maths-phobia prevails in our increasingly mathematicized world, attitudes and approaches to teaching the subject need to be reviewed, and issues such as gender stereotyping, which encourage maths-apathy, need to be tackled at an early age. Within this collection of classroom-based stories are detailed examples of intergrative mathematic projects.

Recenzje

'This is a fascinating book ... which gives detailed case studies.' - Infant Equipment

Spis treści

Preface 1 Introduction 2 Tessellations 3 Animation 4 Paper jewels 5 Kaleidoscopes and composition 6 Children as mathematicians

O autorze

Rena Upitis is Dean of the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Eileen Phillips is an elementary school teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia. William Higginson is Co-ordinator of the Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Group at Queen’s University.