Math Worlds

Author : Sal P. Restivo
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0791413292

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Math Worlds by Sal P. Restivo Pdf

An international group of distinguished scholars brings a variety of resources to bear on the major issues in the study and teaching of mathematics, and on the problem of understanding mathematics as a cultural and social phenomenon. All are guided by the notion that our understanding of mathematical knowledge must be grounded in and reflect the realities of mathematical practice. Chapters on the philosophy of mathematics illustrate the growing influence of a pragmatic view in a field traditionally dominated by platonic perspectives. In a section on mathematics, politics, and pedagogy, the emphasis is on politics and values in mathematics education. Issues addressed include gender and mathematics, applied mathematics and social concerns, and the reflective and dialogical nature of mathematical knowledge. The concluding section deals with the history and sociology of mathematics, and with mathematics and social change. Contributors include Philip J. Davis, Helga Jungwirth, Nel Noddings, Yehuda Rav, Michael D. Resnik, Ole Skovsmose, and Thomas Tymoczko.

Author : Linda Armstrong
Publisher : Mark Twain Media
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781622235971

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Math Connections to the Real World, Grades 5 - 8 by Linda Armstrong Pdf

Math Connections to the Real World for grades 5 to 8 increases studentsÕ ability to effectively apply math skills in real-world scenarios. Aligned to current state standards, this supplement offers students the opportunity to combine math and language arts skills to successfully solve everyday problems and communicate answers. --Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Author : D. Stein
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780061828683

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How Math Explains the World by D. Stein Pdf

In How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shaking insights into the nature of our world. In the four main sections of the book, Stein tells the stories of the mathematical thinkers who discerned some of the most fundamental aspects of our universe. From their successes and failures, delusions, and even duels, the trajectories of their innovations—and their impact on society—are traced in this fascinating narrative. Quantum mechanics, space-time, chaos theory and the workings of complex systems, and the impossibility of a "perfect" democracy are all here. Stein's book is both mind-bending and practical, as he explains the best way for a salesman to plan a trip, examines why any thought you could have is imbedded in the number p , and—perhaps most importantly—answers one of the modern world's toughest questions: why the garage can never get your car repaired on time. Friendly, entertaining, and fun, How Math Explains the World is the first book by one of California's most popular math teachers, a veteran of both "math for poets" and Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies. And it's perfect for any reader wanting to know how math makes both science and the world tick.

Author : World Book, Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0716638975

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The World Book of Math Power by World Book, Inc Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781483821559

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The Complete Book of Math, Grades 1 - 2 by Anonim Pdf

The Complete Book of Math provides 352 pages of fun exercises for students in grades 1 to 2 that teach students key lessons in basic math skills. Lessons cover topics including patterns, comparing, geometry, place value, measurement, graphing, time and money, and fractions. it also includes a complete answer key, user-friendly activities, and easy-to-follow instructions. Over 4 million in print! Designed by leading experts, books in the Complete Book series help children in grades preschool-6 build a solid foundation in key subject areas for learning success. Complete Book are the most thorough and comprehensive learning guides available, offering high-interest lessons to encourage learning and full-color illustrations to spark interest. Each book also features challenging concepts and activities to motivate independent study, a fun page of stickers, and a complete answer key to measure performance and guide instruction.

Author : Eric W. Weisstein
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 3253 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781420035223

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CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics by Eric W. Weisstein Pdf

Upon publication, the first edition of the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics received overwhelming accolades for its unparalleled scope, readability, and utility. It soon took its place among the top selling books in the history of Chapman & Hall/CRC, and its popularity continues unabated. Yet also unabated has been the d

Author : Matt Parker
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780593084700

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Humble Pi by Matt Parker Pdf

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN ADAM SAVAGE BOOK CLUB PICK The book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, “When am I ever going to use this in the real world?” “Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining, Humble Pi is a charming and very readable guide to some of humanity's all-time greatest miscalculations—that also gives you permission to feel a little better about some of your own mistakes.” —Ryan North, author of How to Invent Everything Our whole world is built on math, from the code running a website to the equations enabling the design of skyscrapers and bridges. Most of the time this math works quietly behind the scenes . . . until it doesn’t. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Math is easy to ignore until a misplaced decimal point upends the stock market, a unit conversion error causes a plane to crash, or someone divides by zero and stalls a battleship in the middle of the ocean. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the bizarre ways math trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.

Author : Richard Elwes
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781623655181

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Chaotic Fishponds and Mirror Universes: The Strange Math Behind the Modern World by Richard Elwes Pdf

Chaotic Fishponds and Mirror Universes explains how mathematics determines every aspect of our lives-â??right down to the foundations of our bodies. Math is everywhere, whether we are aware of it or not. What can we learn from fish in a pond? How do social networks connect the world? How can artificial intelligences learn? How can math make you a better liar? Exploring math through thirty-five of its odd and often unexpected applications, this book provides an insight into the 'hidden wiring' that governs our world.

Author : Beverly Braxton,Philip Gonsalves,Linda Lipner,Jacqueline Barber
Publisher : University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Hall of Science
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000058012079

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Math Around the World by Beverly Braxton,Philip Gonsalves,Linda Lipner,Jacqueline Barber Pdf

A collection of eight games from four continents that use mathematics as students participate. The activities also provide opportunities for students to explore the geography and history connected to the games and broaden their awareness of other cultures.

Author : Genene Rhodes
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780743932677

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Real-World Math by Genene Rhodes Pdf

Guided practice and activity pages help students formulate complete answers to real-life problems involving logical reasoning, pre-algebra, decimals, percentages, basic geometry, graphs, and statistics.

Author : Sarah Voss
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666742497

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Math Mystic's Guide to Creative Spirituality by Sarah Voss Pdf

The Math Mystic’s Guide to Creative Spirituality is unique, provocative, engaging, and a masterpiece of philosophical and mystical exploration. It offers gourmet treats for those with spiritual hunger, a feast of innovative perspectives on building social collateral (trust, forgiveness, resilience . . .), and intellectual desserts for the mathematically inclined. User-friendly for the non-mathematician, the book also provides a smorgasbord of resources for those who want to know more about the math. Deeply personal but also scholarly, with an unprecedented use of mathematical metaphors, this book will appeal to mathematicians, scientists, teachers, philosophers, religious educators, and spiritual seekers of many persuasions. A math professor before becoming a Unitarian Universalist minister, the author has compiled herein a lifetime of creative study about the relationship between math and religion. She has pioneered ways to use mathematics to help clarify such spiritual ideas as God, fairness, equality, redemption, and the nature of things. In the process she coined the terms “matheology” and “mathaphor,” introduced the notion of math sermons, and has expanded the concept of moral math. This exciting collection of essays (with a little poetry as garnish) uses math as a language to nourish the spiritual heart of our global society.

Author : William Amato
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0516235958

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Math at the Store by William Amato Pdf

Simple text and pictures show how math can be used in buying food at the store.

Author : Sharon Griffin,Stephen S. Willoughby,SRA/McGraw-Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0076124266

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SRA Real Math by Sharon Griffin,Stephen S. Willoughby,SRA/McGraw-Hill Pdf

A standards-based, comprehensive math intervention curriculum for the state of California. Designed for students identified with math deficiencies who have not responded to reteaching efforts or who have a sustained lack of adquate progress in mathematics. This program provides intensive focus on developing foundational understanding and skills. It provides explicit, scientifically based instruction emphasizing the five critical elements of mathematics proficiency: understanding, computing, applying reasoning/problem solving , and engagement.

Author : J. A. Monteleone
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781403385260

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All Things Being Equal by J. A. Monteleone Pdf

Author : Sal Restivo,Jean Paul Van Bendegem,Roland Fischer
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1993-03-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438417134

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Math Worlds by Sal Restivo,Jean Paul Van Bendegem,Roland Fischer Pdf

An international group of distinguished scholars brings a variety of resources to bear on the major issues in the study and teaching of mathematics, and on the problem of understanding mathematics as a cultural and social phenomenon. All are guided by the notion that our understanding of mathematical knowledge must be grounded in and reflect the realities of mathematical practice. Chapters on the philosophy of mathematics illustrate the growing influence of a pragmatic view in a field traditionally dominated by platonic perspectives. In a section on mathematics, politics, and pedagogy, the emphasis is on politics and values in mathematics education. Issues addressed include gender and mathematics, applied mathematics and social concerns, and the reflective and dialogical nature of mathematical knowledge. The concluding section deals with the history and sociology of mathematics, and with mathematics and social change. Contributors include Philip J. Davis, Helga Jungwirth, Nel Noddings, Yehuda Rav, Michael D. Resnik, Ole Skovsmose, and Thomas Tymoczko.