A relaxed and informal presentation conveying the joy of mathematical discovery and insight. Frequent questions lead readers to see mathematics as an accessible world of thought, where understanding can turn opaque formulae into beautiful and meaningful ideas. The text presents eight topics that illustrate the unity of mathematical thought as well as the diversity of mathematical ideas. Drawn from both "pure" and "applied" mathematics, they include: spirals in nature and in mathematics; the modern topic of fractals and the ancient topic of Fibonacci numbers; Pascals Triangle and paper folding; modular arithmetic and the arithmetic of the infinite. The final chapter presents some ideas about how mathematics should be done, and hence, how it should be taught. Presenting many recent discoveries that lead to interesting open questions, the book can serve as the main text in courses dealing with contemporary mathematical topics or as enrichment for other courses. It can also be read with pleasure by anyone interested in the intellectually intriguing aspects of mathematics.

Mathematical Reflections: In a Room with Many Mirrors (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Science & Math

Hilton, Peter

Holton, Derek

Pedersen, Jean

Mathematics

Springer

This book collects nine related mathematical essays which will intrigue and inform. From the reviews: "The authors put their writing where their talents are, and students get to see just how alive mathematics is...there is much to commend the book. It contains plenty of interesting mathematics, often going in unusual directions. I like the diagrams; the authors have chosen mathematics that involves especially pretty ones." --THE MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Mathematical Vistas: From a Room with Many Windows (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

This book collects nine related mathematical essays which will intrigue and inform.  From the reviews: "The authors put their writing where their talents are, and students get to see just how alive mathematics is...there is much to commend the book. It contains plenty of interesting mathematics, often going in unusual directions. I like the diagrams; the authors have chosen mathematics that involves especially pretty ones." --THE MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to drill-and-practice or skills-based learning, especially within mathematics. But, it can be difficult to source rich materials that engage an entire class. The Creative Activities in Mathematics series, which is based on Australian research, provides a wealth of investigations and open-ended, active learning activities, designed to engage students with mathematics and develop their problem-solving, collaboration, and mathematical skills. Book 1 contains twelve different class activities that are designed for students in lower and middle primary classrooms. Each activity is a whole-class investigation with open-ended answers that takes a particular scenario and develops it over three levels. This enables each activity to be used both at different year levels and with students of differing ability in the same class. Presented in three volumes which also include teaching notes and staged lesson plans, the activities are firmly rooted in the Australian mathematics curriculum and are linked to the content descriptors for the strands of Number & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry, and Statistics & Probability. A companion website provides links to additional information and problem-based activities from the internet, as well as student-friendly activity worksheets for teachers to download and print for their classes. (Series: Creative Activities in Mathematics - Vol. 1) [Subject: Education, Mathematics]

Creative Activities in Mathematics Book 1: Problem-based maths investigations for lower and middle primary (1)

Education & Teaching

Pearn, Cath

Schools & Teaching

ACER Press

Problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to drill-and-practice or skills-based learning, especially within mathematics. But, it can be difficult to source rich materials that engage an entire class. The Creative Activities in Mathematics series, which is based on Australian research, provides a wealth of investigations and open-ended, active learning activities, designed to engage students with mathematics and develop their problem-solving, collaboration, and mathematical skills. Book 2 includes nine class activities, suitable for students in middle and upper primary school. Each activity is a whole-class investigation with open-ended answers that takes a particular scenario and develops it over three levels. This enables each activity to be used both at different year levels and with students of differing ability in the same class. Presented in three volumes which also include teaching notes and staged lesson plans, the activities are firmly rooted in the Australian mathematics curriculum and are linked to the content descriptors for the strands of Number & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry, and Statistics & Probability. A companion website provides links to additional information and problem-based activities from the internet, as well as student-friendly activity worksheets for teachers to download and print for their classes. (Series: Creative Activities in Mathematics - Vol. 2) [Subject: Education, Mathematics]

Creative Activities in Mathematics Book 2: Problem-based maths investigations for upper primary (2)

Symons, Duncan

Problem-based learning is a powerful alternative to drill-and-practice or skills-based learning, especially within mathematics. But, it can be difficult to source rich materials that engage an entire class. The Creative Activities in Mathematics series, which is based on Australian research, provides a wealth of investigations and open-ended, active learning activities, designed to engage students with mathematics and develop their problem-solving, collaboration, and mathematical skills. Book 3 provides different class activities for students in lower and middle secondary school. Each activity is a whole-class investigation with open-ended answers that takes a particular scenario and develops it over three levels. This enables each activity to be used both at different year levels and with students of differing ability in the same class. Presented in three volumes which also include teaching notes and staged lesson plans, the activities are firmly rooted in the Australian mathematics curriculum and are linked to the content descriptors for the strands of Number & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry, and Statistics & Probability. A companion website provides links to additional information and problem-based activities from the internet, as well as student-friendly activity worksheets for teachers to download and print for their classes. [Subject: Education, Mathematics]

Creative Activities in Mathematics Book 3: Problem-based maths investigations for lower and middle secondary (3)

Lovitt, Charles

A First Step to Mathematical Olympiad Problems (Mathematical Olympiad Series)

World Scientific Pub Co Inc

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Mathematical Reflections: In a Room with Many Mirrors (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Mathematical Vistas: From a Room with Many Windows (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Mathematical Vistas: From a Room with Many Windows (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Mathematical Reflections: In a Room with Many Mirrors (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Creative Activities in Mathematics Book 1: Problem-based maths investigations for lower and middle primary (1)

Creative Activities in Mathematics Book 2: Problem-based maths investigations for upper primary (2)

Creative Activities in Mathematics Book 3: Problem-based maths investigations for lower and middle secondary (3)

A First Step to Mathematical Olympiad Problems (Mathematical Olympiad Series)