Synopses & Reviews
Emphasizing conceptual understanding through the use of models and visuals, this text helps students connect ideas and concepts while providing them with useful methods for teaching math to elementary school children. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: A Conceptual Approach addresses the NCTM standards by encouraging active student participation through features such as "Math Activities" and "Math Investigations." The "Math Investigations" now appear on the companion website.
Table of Contents
PrefaceTo Students1 Problem Solving 1.1 Introduction to Problem Solving 1.2 Patterns and Problem Solving 1.3 Problem Solving with Algebra2 Sets, Functions, and Reasoning 2.1 Sets and Venn Diagrams 2.2 Functions and Graphs 2.3 Introduction to Deductive Reasoning3 Whole Numbers 3.1 Numeration Systems 3.2 Addition and Subtraction 3.3 Multiplication 3.4 Division and Exponents4 Number Theory 4.1 Factors and Multiples 4.2 Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple5 Integers and Fractions 5.1 Integers 5.2 Introduction to Fractions 5.3 Operations with Fractions6 Decimals: Rational and Irrational Numbers 6.1 Decimals and Rational Numbers 6.2 Operations with Decimals 6.3 Ratio, Percent, and Scientific Notation 6.4 Irrational and Real Numbers7 Statistics 7.1 Collecting and Graphing Data 7.2 Describing and Analyzing Data 7.3 Sampling, Predictions, and Simulations8 Probability 8.1 Single-Stage Experiments 8.2 Multistage Experiments9 Geometric Figures 9.1 Plane Figures 9.2 Polygons and Tessellations 9.3 Space Figures 9.4 Symmetric Figures10 Measurement 10.1 Systems of Measurement 10.2 Area and Perimeter 10.3 Volume and Surface Area11 Motions in Geometry 11.1 Congruence and Constructions 11.2 Congruence Mappings 11.3 Similarity MappingsBibliographies by Sections
Answers to Selected One-Page Math Activities
Answers to Puzzlers
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises and Problems and Chapter Tests
Credits
Index