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Innumeracy And Its Perils, Numeracy And Its Promises, Ramakrishnan Menon Jan 2004

Innumeracy And Its Perils, Numeracy And Its Promises, Ramakrishnan Menon

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Are You A Quantitative Or Qualitative Runner?: 5.13 Miles And Rosemary-Lilac Shampoo, Shelly Sheats Harkness Jan 2004

Are You A Quantitative Or Qualitative Runner?: 5.13 Miles And Rosemary-Lilac Shampoo, Shelly Sheats Harkness

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An Integration Of Chemistry, Biology, And Physics: The Interdisciplinary Laboratory, Gerald R. Van Hecke, Kerry K. Karukstis, Richard C. Haskell, Catherine S. Mcfadden, F Sheldon Wettack Jul 2002

An Integration Of Chemistry, Biology, And Physics: The Interdisciplinary Laboratory, Gerald R. Van Hecke, Kerry K. Karukstis, Richard C. Haskell, Catherine S. Mcfadden, F Sheldon Wettack

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As a new venture to integrate research and education, a pilot section of a first-year laboratory sequence known as the Interdisciplinary Laboratory (ID Lab) was introduced on the Harvey Mudd campus during the 1999–2000 academic year and continues to be offered. The ID Lab attempts to bridge laboratory experiences from biology, chemistry, and physics for the first-year student. Taught by a team of faculty from these disciplines, the course seeks both to illustrate commonality of investigative methods and laboratory techniques in these sciences and to introduce discipline-specific principles. Experiments with a chemistry component include the Molecular Weight of Macromolecules, the …

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Humanizing Mathematics: The Humanistic Impression In The Course For Mathematics Teaching, Ada Katsap Jun 2002

Humanizing Mathematics: The Humanistic Impression In The Course For Mathematics Teaching, Ada Katsap

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Portfolio Assessment In Liberal Arts Mathematics, Mike Kenyon Jun 2002

Portfolio Assessment In Liberal Arts Mathematics, Mike Kenyon

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This paper describes my efforts to incorporate problem-solving portfolios into my liberal arts mathematics course. I begin with a description of the components of the portfolios and the factors I consider in evaluating them. I then address some of the more significant obstacles I have encountered as well as what I consider to be among the major benefits. A selection from one student’s portfolio is appended.

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Marcy's Dots: A Problem On National Test Revisited, Patricia Baggett, Andrzej Ehrenfeucht Jun 2002

Marcy's Dots: A Problem On National Test Revisited, Patricia Baggett, Andrzej Ehrenfeucht

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Pat's Prologues: Introductions To The First Two Airings Of Math Medley, A Radio Talk Show, Patricia Clark Kenschaft Jun 2002

Pat's Prologues: Introductions To The First Two Airings Of Math Medley, A Radio Talk Show, Patricia Clark Kenschaft

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Comments On Zal Usiskin's Article In The Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal For May, 2001, Robert Stein Jun 2002

Comments On Zal Usiskin's Article In The Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal For May, 2001, Robert Stein

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When Is A Math Problem Really "Real"?, Michael E. Goldberg Jun 2002

When Is A Math Problem Really "Real"?, Michael E. Goldberg

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Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown Jun 2002

Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown

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"Magic In A Box", Lacie Juris Jun 2002

"Magic In A Box", Lacie Juris

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Divisibility: A Problem Solving Approach Through Generalizing And Specializing, Rina Zazkis Jun 2002

Divisibility: A Problem Solving Approach Through Generalizing And Specializing, Rina Zazkis

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This paper describes a divisibility rule for any prime number as an engaging problem-solving activity for preservice secondary school mathematics teachers.

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Teaching As Though Students Mattered: A Biography Of Alvin White As Told To Sandra Keith, Alvin White, Sandra Z. Keith Jun 2002

Teaching As Though Students Mattered: A Biography Of Alvin White As Told To Sandra Keith, Alvin White, Sandra Z. Keith

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Humanistic Mathematics: Personal Evolution And Excavations, Stephen I. Brown Jun 2002

Humanistic Mathematics: Personal Evolution And Excavations, Stephen I. Brown

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Using Guided Inquiry In Teaching Mathematical Subjects, Stephanos Gialamas, Abour Cherif, Sarah Keller, Ann Hansen Aug 2001

Using Guided Inquiry In Teaching Mathematical Subjects, Stephanos Gialamas, Abour Cherif, Sarah Keller, Ann Hansen

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What Does It Mean To Understand Mathematics?, Emam Hoosain Aug 2001

What Does It Mean To Understand Mathematics?, Emam Hoosain

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The Pythagorean Theorem And Area: Postulates Into Theorems, Paul A. Kennedy, Kenneth Evans Aug 2001

The Pythagorean Theorem And Area: Postulates Into Theorems, Paul A. Kennedy, Kenneth Evans

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A Hypnotist Teaches Math: The Effect Of Person Centered Math Support Classes On At-Risk Community College Students, Ron Bell Aug 2001

A Hypnotist Teaches Math: The Effect Of Person Centered Math Support Classes On At-Risk Community College Students, Ron Bell

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The same elements which make Ericksonian hypnosis a highly effective therapeutic tool are found to be at work in an algebra support class called Math Success Orientation. Interpersonal dynamics of Carl Rogers’ person centered approach to counseling are also part of the philosophy of the class which has a four semester track record of improving both grades and attitude in at risk, math avoidant community college students. The article relates the history of the course with illustrations of how the elements of Person Centered Mathematics operate in the classroom. An appendix demonstrates the effect of the class on student grades

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On The Preparation Of High School Mathematics Teachers, Edna Maura Zuffi Aug 2001

On The Preparation Of High School Mathematics Teachers, Edna Maura Zuffi

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In this paper I discuss some results got in 1997/98 with Brazilian mathematics school teachers. The research was done to investigate their mathematical language as related to the concept of function. A dichotomy was detected between “formal” and “practical” language they used to express their own conceptions of function, as well as to teach their students this subject. Also, I found teachers’ conceptual images “shrinking” as soon as they were far from their colleges or universities programs.

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A Sabbatical Experience: Nurturing A Partnership, R. Michael Krach Aug 2001

A Sabbatical Experience: Nurturing A Partnership, R. Michael Krach

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A Geometry Course For Prospective Secondary School Teachers, Jeff Connor, Barbara Grover May 2001

A Geometry Course For Prospective Secondary School Teachers, Jeff Connor, Barbara Grover

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Students And Their Learning From Reading, Chris Fenwick May 2001

Students And Their Learning From Reading, Chris Fenwick

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

My aim in this article is to summarize work I have done over the last three years, focusing on the issue of helping students learn from whatever mathematics text they read. Although these types of texts generally contain 3 modes of communication, namely technical English, the language of mathematics itself and diagrams, I will focus this article only on the technical English of such texts. The idea, then, that students can develop techniques and strategies for learning from what they read is generally known as “reading to learn.”

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Problems In Which Given Information Is Ignored, Howard Wachtel May 2001

Problems In Which Given Information Is Ignored, Howard Wachtel

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A set of problems is presented and discussed for which there is a tendency for students to ignore part of the given information in the problem and to substitute some extraneous assumptions. Typical student reactions are also discussed.

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The Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Teachers Of Mathematics, Frederick L. Uy May 2001

The Need To Diversify The Ranks Of Teachers Of Mathematics, Frederick L. Uy

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This paper intends to give rationales for the need to diversify the ranks of teachers of mathematics. It also suggests ideas that we can take to alleviate the situation that we currently are confronting.

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Educating The Public About School Mathematics, Zalman Usiskin May 2001

Educating The Public About School Mathematics, Zalman Usiskin

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Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown May 2001

Book Review: The Teaching Gap By James W. Stigler And James Hiebert, Michael L. Brown

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The School/Home Communication Project: A Study Of The Effect Of More Frequent Grade Reporting On The Achievement Of High School Mathematics Students, Robert Dean Rogers Sep 2000

The School/Home Communication Project: A Study Of The Effect Of More Frequent Grade Reporting On The Achievement Of High School Mathematics Students, Robert Dean Rogers

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Book Review: Experiencing School Mathematics By Jo Boaler, Stephen Sproule Sep 2000

Book Review: Experiencing School Mathematics By Jo Boaler, Stephen Sproule

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Will You Still Be Teaching In The Twenty-First Century?, Theodore Panitz Sep 2000

Will You Still Be Teaching In The Twenty-First Century?, Theodore Panitz

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The Story Of A Service-Learning Project: Mathematics In The Park, Joyce O'Halloran Sep 2000

The Story Of A Service-Learning Project: Mathematics In The Park, Joyce O'Halloran

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