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Analyzing the Teaching of Advanced Mathematics Courses via the Enacted Example Space
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Fukawa-Connelly, Timothy Patrick; Newton, Charlene – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2014
Examples are believed to be very important in developing conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas, useful both in mathematics research and instruction (Bills & Watson in "Educational Studies in Mathematics" 69:77-79, 2008; Mason & Watson, 2008; Bills & Tall, 1998; Tall & Vinner, 1981). In this study, we draw on the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Advanced Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra
Algebra and Trigonometry Review Workbook. Exercises with Hints and Complete Solutions in Algebra and Trigonometry.
Goodman-Petrushka, Sharon – 1989
This workbook is designed to be used as a review at the end of a college level course in algebra and trigonometry. Four review sheets containing 117 problems provide hints and detailed solutions for each problem. (YP)
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Enrichment
A Chessboard Coloring Problem.
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Beresin, May; And Others – College Mathematics Journal, 1989
Determines which chessboards contain a chromatic rectangle having all four corners the same color for any black-white coloring. Expands the problem to a three color problem. (YP)
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment
Some Little Night Problems.
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Cannon, Lawrence O.; Elich, Joe – 1989
In most mathematics problem solving work, students' motivation comes from trying to please their teachers or to earn a good grade. The questions students must tackle are almost never generated by their own interest. Seven open-ended college algebra-level problems are presented in which the solution of one question suggests other related questions.…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts
Grade 12 Diploma Examination: Mathematics 30. January 1989 Form B.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Mathematics 30 is a 12th-grade mathematics course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the alternate form for the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 45 multiple-choice questions, seven open-ended scannable questions, and three written-response questions. Two and one-half hours are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Grade 12 Diploma Examination: Mathematics 30. June 1989 = Examen en vue du diplome douzieme annee: Mathematiques 30. Juin 1989.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Mathematics 30 is a 12th-grade mathematics course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during June 1989, it contains 45 multiple-choice questions, 7 open-ended machine scorable questions, and 3 written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, High Schools
Motivators for Algebra One: A Situational Approach. Lesson Plans for the New California Framework and the New National Standards.
McCreery, Louis – 1989
This monograph provides activities for beginning algebra students to develop an understanding of the meaning and use of letter symbols, to show applications of algebra in their own lives, and to develop an understanding of mathematical processes through investigation. The activities included were developed by considering the students' mathematical…
Descriptors: Algebra, Grade 7, Grade 8, Instructional Materials