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Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, 8th Edition

Tom Bassarear

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"Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers," Eighth Edition uses a hands-on, exploratory approach to help future teachers develop the conceptual understanding they need in the elementary classroom. Investigations, visual models, real-world problems, and multiple-solution strategies encourage students to make sense of math, explain their reasoning, and connect course concepts to the math they’ll teach. Questions from the Big Ideas Learning Math & You curriculum and written or video teaching prompts help strengthen that connection. With Cengage's learning platform, WebAssign, you can assign customizable homework assignments, investigations, virtual manipulatives, In The Classroom videos, and open-ended work while keeping track of student and class performance.

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Tom Bassarear

Tom Bassarear is a professor at Keene State College in New Hampshire. He received his BA from Claremont-McKenna College, his MA from Claremont Graduate School, and was awarded an Ed.D degree from the University of Massachusetts. Tom's complementary degrees in mathematics and educational psychology have strongly influenced his convictions about education--specifically, mathematics education. Before teaching at the college level, he taught both middle school and high school mathematics. Since arriving at Keene State College, Tom has spent many hours in elementary classrooms observing teachers and working with them in school and workshop settings, plus, he has taught 4th grade math every day for a semester at a local elementary school.

Table of Contents

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Preface.
1. Foundations for Learning Math.
What Is Mathematics? Sets. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 1 Summary. Chapter 1 Review Exercises.
2. The Number System.
Whole Numbers. Fractions. Decimals, Integers and Real Numbers. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 2 Summary. Chapter 2 Review Exercises.
3. Addition and Subtraction.
Addition of Whole Numbers. Subtraction of Whole Numbers. Addition and Subtraction of Fractions. Addition and Subtraction of Decimals and Integers.
Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 3 Summary. Chapter 3 Review Exercises.
4. Multiplication and Division.
Multiplication of Whole Numbers. Division of Whole Numbers. Multiplication and Division of Fractions. Multiplication and Division of Decimals and Integers. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 4 Summary. Chapter 4 Review Exercises.
5. Proportional Reasoning.
Ratio and Proportion. Percents. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 5 Summary. Chapter 5 Review Exercises.
6. Algebraic Thinking.
Understanding Patterns, Relations, and Functions. Representing and Analyzing Mathematical Situations and Structures Using Algebraic Symbols. Using Mathematical Models to Represent and Understand Quantitative Relationships. Analyzing Change in Various Contexts. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 6 Summary. Chapter 6 Review Exercises.
7. Statistics and Probability
Collecting, Organizing, and Displaying Data. Analyzing Data. Using Data to Make Predictions. Understanding Probability. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 7 Summary. Chapter 7 Review Exercises.
8. Geometry as Shape.
Building Blocks. Two-Dimensional Figures. Triangles. Three-Dimensional Figures. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 8 Summary. Chapter 8 Review Exercises.
9. Geometry as Measurement.
Systems of Measurement. Perimeter and Area. Surface Area and Volume. Looking Back on Chapter 9. Chapter 9 Summary. Chapter 9 Review Exercises.
10. Geometry as Transforming Shapes.
Congruence Transformations. Symmetry and Tessellations. Similarity. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 10 Summary. Chapter 10 Review Exercises.
Appendix A: Selected Answers.
Appendix B: Answers to Questions in Text.
Endnotes.
Photo Credits.
Index.

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  • ISBN-10: 8214408083
  • ISBN-13: 9798214408088
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