Understanding geometry for a changing world / Timothy V. Craine, seventy-first yearbook editor.
| Other author | Craine, Timothy. |
| Other author | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Reston, Va. : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, ©2009. |
| Description | xvi, 375 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
| Subjects |
| Series | 71st yearbook Yearbook (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) 71st. ^A193383 |
| Contents | Expanding visions of geometry. What is geometry? / Joseph Malkevitch -- Enumerating symmetry types of rectangle and frieze patterns : how Sherlock might have done it / Doris Schattschneider -- Möbius concepts : strips and tori / Yuichi Handa, David A. James, Thomas Mattman -- Exploring curvature with paper models / Howard T. Iseri -- Prairie plants : exploring fractals in nature / Dane Camp, Erich Hauenstein -- Folding polygons to convex polyhedra / Joseph O'Rourke -- Learning geometry. Highlights of research on learning school geometry / Michael T. Battista -- Prototypes and categorical reasoning : a perspective to explain how children learn about interactive geometry objects / Paul Yu, Jeffrey Barrett, Norma Presmeg -- Conceptions of angle : implications for middle school mathematics and beyond / Christine Browning, Gina Garza-Kling -- Developing the spatial operational capacity of young children using wooden cubes and dynamic simulation software / Jacqueline Sack, Retha van Niekerk -- Fostering geometric thinking in the middle grades : professional development for teachers in grades 5-10 / Mark Driscoll ... [et al.] -- Teaching geometry for understanding. Teaching geometry for conceptual understanding : one teacher's perspective / James Paniati -- Defining in geometry / Michael de Villiers, Rajendran Govender, Nikita Patterson -- Advancing students' understanding of quadrilaterals / Tutita M. Casa, M. Katherine Gavin -- Using interactive geometry software to teach secondary school geometry : implications from research / Karen F. Hollebrands, Ryan C. Smith -- Representing, modeling, and solving problems in interactive geometry environments / José N. Contreras, Armando Martínez-Cruz -- Inventing a geometry theorem / Armando Martínez-Cruz, José N. Contreras -- Theorems discovered by students inspire teachers' development / Antonio Quesada -- Using circle-and-square intersections to engage students in the process of doing geometry / Stephen Blair, Daniel Canada -- Area formulas with hinged figures / Alfinio Flores -- An integrated approach to teaching and learning geometry / David Wilson -- Redesigning a traditional geometry lesson as an investigative activity / Jon Davis -- Looking forward to interactive symbolic geometry / Philip H. Todd. |
| Abstract | Articles in this yearbook examine expanding visions of geometry, the latest thinking about the development of students' geometric learning, and new perspectives on effective practices for teaching geometry in elementary through high school. --from publisher description |
| Abstract | CD-ROM contains lessons, activity sheets, application files, video clips, and Web links. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008051331 |
| ISBN | 9780873536196 |
| ISBN | 0873536193 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QA461 .U53 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |