Mathematical Imagining: A Routine for Secondary Classrooms

ISBN-13: 9781625312778 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 234 str.

Christof Weber

Opis

Imagine a plastic cup lying on the floor. Give the cup a nudge so that it begins to roll.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Mathematical Imagining Routine: Background and Guidelines; Chapter 1: What Is the Mathematical Imagining Routine?; Chapter 2: Implementing the Mathematical Imagining Routine; Chapter 3: Developing Your Own Exercises in Mathematical Imagining; Part 2: Exercises in Mathematical Imagining: A Collection of Example Tasks; Chapter 4: About Using the Example Tasks; Chapter 5: Construction Exercises in Mathematical Imagining; Chapter 6: Problem-Solving Exercises in Mathematical Imagining; Chapter 7: Reasoning Exercises in Mathematical Imagining; Chapter 8: Paradox Exercise in Mathematical Imagining

O autorze

Christof Weber is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. He taught mathematics for twenty-five years at a "Gymnasium" in Switzerland, a post-compulsory public high school preparing students for tertiary education. He currently studies the teaching and learning of mathematics, with a particular focus on algorithms. When not working, Christof and his wife enjoy being outdoors, hiking long treks or traveling to observe eclipses.