Environmental Mathematics In The Classroom

Author : B. A. Fusaro,P. C. Kenschaft
Publisher : MAA
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883857146

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Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom by B. A. Fusaro,P. C. Kenschaft Pdf

Environmental Mathematics seeks to marry the most pressing challenge of our time with the most powerful technology of our time - mathematics. This book does this at an elementary level and demonstrates a wide variety of significant environmental applications that can be explored without resorting to calculus. Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom includes several chapters accessible enough to be a text in a general education course, or to enrich an elementary algebra course. Ground-level ozone, pollution and water use, preservation of whales, mathematical economics, the movement of clouds over a mountain range, at least one population model and a smorgasbord of 'newspaper mathematics' can be studied at this level and would form a stimulating course. It would prepare future teachers not only to learn basic mathematics, but to understand how they can integrate it into other topics that will intrigue students.

Author : Martin Walter
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439884591

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Mathematics for the Environment by Martin Walter Pdf

Mathematics for the Environment shows how to employ simple mathematical tools, such as arithmetic, to uncover fundamental conflicts between the logic of human civilization and the logic of Nature. These tools can then be used to understand and effectively deal with economic, environmental, and social issues. With elementary mathematics, the book se

Author : B. A. Fusaro,Patricia Clark Kenschaft
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470457105

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Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom by B. A. Fusaro,Patricia Clark Kenschaft Pdf

Environmental Mathematics seeks to marry the most pressing challenge of our time with the most powerful technology of our time - mathematics. This book does this at an elementary level and demonstrates a wide variety of significant environmental applications that can be explored without resorting to calculus. Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom includes several chapters accessible enough to be a text in a general education course or to enrich an elementary algebra course. Ground-level ozone, pollution and water use, preservation of whales, mathematical economics, the movement of clouds over a mountain range, at least one population model, and a smorgasbord of 'newspaper mathematics' can be studied at this level and would form a stimulating course. It would prepare future teachers not only to learn basic mathematics, but to understand how they can integrate it into other topics that will intrigue students.

Author : John Roe,Russ deForest,Sara Jamshidi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319766607

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Mathematics for Sustainability by John Roe,Russ deForest,Sara Jamshidi Pdf

Designed for the 21st century classroom, this textbook poses, refines, and analyzes questions of sustainability in a quantitative environment. Building mathematical knowledge in the context of issues relevant to every global citizen today, this text takes an approach that empowers students of all disciplines to understand and reason with quantitative information. Whatever conclusions may be reached on a given topic, this book will prepare the reader to think critically about their own and other people’s arguments and to support them with careful, mathematical reasoning. Topics are grouped in themes of measurement, flow, connectivity, change, risk, and decision-making. Mathematical thinking is at the fore throughout, as students learn to model sustainability on local, regional, and global scales. Exercises emphasize concepts, while projects build and challenge communication skills. With no prerequisites beyond high school algebra, instructors will find this book a rich resource for engaging all majors in the mathematics classroom. From the Foreword No longer will you be just a spectator when people give you quantitative information—you will become an active participant who can engage and contribute new insights to any discussion.[...] There are many math books that will feed you knowledge, but it is rare to see a book like this one that will help you cultivate wisdom.[...] As the authors illustrate, mathematics that pays attention to human considerations can help you look at the world with a new lens, help you frame important questions, and help you make wise decisions. Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College

Author : Gizem Karaali,Lily S. Khadjavi
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470449261

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Mathematics for Social Justice: Resources for the College Classroom by Gizem Karaali,Lily S. Khadjavi Pdf

Mathematics for Social Justice offers a collection of resources for mathematics faculty interested in incorporating questions of social justice into their classrooms. The book begins with a series of essays from instructors experienced in integrating social justice themes into their pedagogy; these essays contain political and pedagogical motivations as well as nuts-and-bolts teaching advice. The heart of the book is a collection of fourteen classroom-tested modules featuring ready-to-use activities and investigations for the college mathematics classroom. The mathematical tools and techniques used are relevant to a wide variety of courses including college algebra, math for the liberal arts, calculus, differential equations, discrete mathematics, geometry, financial mathematics, and combinatorics. The social justice themes include human trafficking, income inequality, environmental justice, gerrymandering, voting methods, and access to education. The volume editors are leaders of the national movement to include social justice material into mathematics teaching. Gizem Karaali is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College. She is one of the founding editors of The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, and an associate editor for The Mathematical Intelligencer and Numeracy ; she also serves on the editorial board of the MAA's Carus Mathematical Monographs. Lily Khadjavi is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Loyola Marymount University and is a past co-chair of the Infinite Possibilities Conference. She has served on the boards of Building Diversity in Science, the Barbara Jordan-Bayard Rustin Coalition, and the Harvard Gender and Sexuality Caucus.

Author : Charles R. Hadlock
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780883857137

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Supplementary Material and Solutions Manual for Mathematical Modeling in the Environment by Charles R. Hadlock Pdf

This manual is meant to provide supplementary material and solutions to the exercises used in Charles Hadlock's textbook, Mathematical Modeling in the Environment. The manual is invaluable to users of the textbook as it contains complete solutions and often further discussion of essentially every exercise the author presents in his book. This includes both the mathematical/computational exercises as well as the research questions and investigations. Since the exercises in the textbook are very rich in content, (rather than simple mechanical problems), and cover a wide range, most readers will not have the time to work out every one on their own. Readers can thus still benefit greatly from perusing solutions to problems they have at least thought about briefly. Students using this manual still need to work out solutions to research questions using their own sources and adapting them to their own geographic locations, or to numerical problems using their own computational schemes, so this manual will be a useful guide to students in many course contexts. Enrichment material is included on the topics of some of the exercises. Advice for teachers who lack previous environmental experience but who want to teach this material is also provided and makes it practical for such persons to offer a course based on these volumes. This book is the essential companion to Mathematical Modeling in the Environment.

Author : David F. Parkhurst
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387342283

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Introduction to Applied Mathematics for Environmental Science by David F. Parkhurst Pdf

This book teaches mathematical structures and how they can be applied in environmental science. Each chapter presents story problems with an emphasis on derivation. For each of these, the discussion follows the pattern of first presenting an example of a type of structure as applied to environmental science. The definition of the structure is presented, followed by additional examples using MATLAB, and analytic methods of solving and learning from the structure.

Author : Nuffield Mathematics Project
Publisher : Chambers
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Form perception
ISBN : UOM:39015009391072

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Environmental Geometry by Nuffield Mathematics Project Pdf

Author : Charles R. Hadlock
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780883857090

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Mathematical Modeling in the Environment by Charles R. Hadlock Pdf

This book has a dual objective: first to introduce the reader to some of the most important and widespread environmental issues of the day; and second to illustrate the vital role played by mathematical models in investigating these issues. The subjects covered are ground water contamination, air pollution, and hazardous materials emergencies. These issues are presented in their full real-world context and are used to develop important classical mathematical themes. The emphasis throughout is on fundamental principles and concepts, not on achieving technical mastery of state-of-the-art models.

Author : Robert Q. Berry III,Basil M. Conway IV,Brian R. Lawler,John W. Staley
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781071806463

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High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice by Robert Q. Berry III,Basil M. Conway IV,Brian R. Lawler,John W. Staley Pdf

Empower students to be the change—join the teaching mathematics for social justice movement! We live in an era in which students have —through various media and their lived experiences— a more visceral experience of social, economic, and environmental injustices. However, when people think of social justice, mathematics is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. Through model lessons developed by over 30 diverse contributors, this book brings seemingly abstract high school mathematics content to life by connecting it to the issues students see and want to change in the world. Along with expert guidance from the lead authors, the lessons in this book explain how to teach mathematics for self- and community-empowerment. It walks teachers step-by-step through the process of using mathematics—across all high school content domains—as a tool to explore, understand, and respond to issues of social injustice including: environmental injustice; wealth inequality; food insecurity; and gender, LGBTQ, and racial discrimination. This book features: Content cross-referenced by mathematical concept and social issues Downloadable instructional materials for student use User-friendly and logical interior design for daily use Guidance for designing and implementing social justice lessons driven by your own students’ unique passions and challenges Timelier than ever, teaching mathematics through the lens of social justice will connect content to students’ daily lives, fortify their mathematical understanding, and expose them to issues that will make them responsive citizens and leaders in the future.

Author : Yoshinori Shimizu
Publisher : Brill / Sense
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 946091148X

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Mathematical Tasks in Classrooms Around the World by Yoshinori Shimizu Pdf

Mathematical tasks have long been recognised as crucial mediators between mathematical content and the mathematics learner. For many people, the mathematics classroom is defined by the type of tasks one finds there - and this is appropriate. Mathematical tasks are the embodiment of the curricular pretext that brings each particular set of individuals together in every mathematics classroom. In other contexts, individuals come together to engage in musical performances or dramatic performances. The performances of the mathematics classroom are largely the performance of mathematical tasks and if we are to understand and facilitate the learning that is the purpose of such settings then we must understand the nature of the performances that we find there. The classroom performance of a task is ultimately a unique synthesis of task, teacher, students and situation. Of particular interest are differences in the function of mathematically similar tasks when employed by different teachers, in different classrooms, for different instructional purposes, with different students. By making comparison possible between the classroom use of mathematical tasks in different classrooms around the world, the analyses reported in this book reveal the profound differences in how each teacher utilises mathematical tasks, in partnership with their students, to create a distinctive form of mathematical activity. [Back cover].

Author : Ann Baker
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Publishers
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:49015001344739

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Counting on a Small Planet by Ann Baker Pdf

Author : David Tribe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : PSU:000018902075

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Environmental Maths K-6 by David Tribe Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004465800

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Applying Critical Mathematics Education by Anonim Pdf

This volume showcases new insights, teaching ideas and new and unique ways of applying critical mathematics education, in areas as diverse as climate change, obesity, decolonisation and ethnomathematics.

Author : Eric Gutstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136284656

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Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics by Eric Gutstein Pdf

Mathematics education in the United States can reproduce social inequalities whether schools use either "basic-skills" curricula to prepare mainly low-income students of color for low-skilled service jobs or "standards-based" curricula to ready students for knowledge-intensive positions. And working for fundamental social change and rectifying injustice are rarely included in any mathematics curriculum. Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics argues that mathematics education should prepare students to investigate and critique injustice, and to challenge, in words and actions, oppressive structures and acts. Based on teacher-research, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical examples for how mathematics educators can connect schooling to a larger sociopolitical context and concretely teach mathematics for social justice.