Exploring Mathematics with Integrated Spreadsheets in Teacher Education
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Study & Teaching, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | Sergei Abramovich | ISBN: | 9789814678247 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | Publication: | July 30, 2015 |
| Imprint: | WSPC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sergei Abramovich |
| ISBN: | 9789814678247 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company |
| Publication: | July 30, 2015 |
| Imprint: | WSPC |
| Language: | English |
The goal of the book is to technologically enhance the preparation of mathematics schoolteachers using an electronic spreadsheet integrated with Maple and Wolfram Alpha — digital tools capable of sophisticated symbolic computations. The content of the book is a combination of mathematical ideas and concepts associated with pre-college problem solving curriculum and their extensions into more advanced mathematical topics.
The book provides prospective and practicing teachers with a foundation for developing a deep understanding of many concepts fundamental to the teaching of school mathematics. It also provides the teachers with a technical expertise in designing spreadsheet-based computational environments.
Consistent with the current worldwide guidelines for technology-enhanced teacher preparation, the book emphasizes the integration of context, mathematics, and technology as a method for teaching mathematics. Throughout the book, a number of mathematics education documents developed around the world (Australia, Canada, England, Japan, Singapore, United States) are reviewed as appropriate.
Contents:
- Basic Spreadsheet Functions and Techniques
- Explorations with Two-Dimensional Tables
- Spreadsheet as a 3-D Modeling Tool
- Prime Numbers
- Mathematical Concepts as Modeling Tools
- Pythagorean Triples
- Recreational Mathematics
- Historical Connections and Geometric Modeling
- Computational Problem Solving in Context
- Advanced Explorations with Fibonacci Numbers
- Appendix: One Hundred Problems
Readership: Advanced secondary school students, prospective and practicing teachers of mathematics.
The goal of the book is to technologically enhance the preparation of mathematics schoolteachers using an electronic spreadsheet integrated with Maple and Wolfram Alpha — digital tools capable of sophisticated symbolic computations. The content of the book is a combination of mathematical ideas and concepts associated with pre-college problem solving curriculum and their extensions into more advanced mathematical topics.
The book provides prospective and practicing teachers with a foundation for developing a deep understanding of many concepts fundamental to the teaching of school mathematics. It also provides the teachers with a technical expertise in designing spreadsheet-based computational environments.
Consistent with the current worldwide guidelines for technology-enhanced teacher preparation, the book emphasizes the integration of context, mathematics, and technology as a method for teaching mathematics. Throughout the book, a number of mathematics education documents developed around the world (Australia, Canada, England, Japan, Singapore, United States) are reviewed as appropriate.
Contents:
- Basic Spreadsheet Functions and Techniques
- Explorations with Two-Dimensional Tables
- Spreadsheet as a 3-D Modeling Tool
- Prime Numbers
- Mathematical Concepts as Modeling Tools
- Pythagorean Triples
- Recreational Mathematics
- Historical Connections and Geometric Modeling
- Computational Problem Solving in Context
- Advanced Explorations with Fibonacci Numbers
- Appendix: One Hundred Problems
Readership: Advanced secondary school students, prospective and practicing teachers of mathematics.
