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An Investigation of Palindromes and Their Place in Mathematics
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Nivens, Ryan – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2013
Some people recognize a palindrome when they see one, however fewer realize that a palindrome is a special case of a pattern and that these patterns are all around. Palindromes frequently occur in names, both of vehicles and people, and in music. The traditional mathematical curriculum has often left palindromes out of the common vernacular. Where…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Mathematics Teaching in Hong Kong Pre-Schools: Mirroring the Chinese Cultural Aspiration towards Learning?
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Ng, Sharon Sui Ngan – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
Chinese pre-school children perform well in learning mathematics compared with English-speaking children. This study investigates the scenes behind Chinese preschool children's mathematics performance using teacher questionnaires and interviews. Results indicated that the Chinese number system appeared to afford advantages to Chinese children in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Mathematics Skills, Preschool Teachers
Introducing Complex Numbers
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Trudgian, Timothy – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2009
One of the difficulties in any teaching of mathematics is to bridge the divide between the abstract and the intuitive. Throughout school one encounters increasingly abstract notions, which are more and more difficult to relate to everyday experiences. This article examines a familiar approach to thinking about negative numbers, that is an…
Descriptors: Numbers, Number Concepts, Number Systems, Mathematical Applications
The First and Third R's
Barney, LeRoy – Today's Education, 1973
Arithmetic reading can be made lighter if teacher explains vocabulary, selects simple text, and aids in improving reading skills. (DS)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
From Number Patterns to Algebra: The Important Link.
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Pegg, John; Redden, Edward – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1990
The purpose of this article is to highlight and discuss the role of language as the link between experiences with number patterns and the emergence of algebraic notation. Discussed is a recommended approach. A sample of a written student response is provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Algebra, Content Area Writing, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies
CSMP Mathematics for the Intermediate Grades, Part VI, Teacher's Guide: General Introduction, The World of Numbers, Workbooks, The Languages of Strings and Arrows, Geometry and Measurement, Probability and Statistics. Experimental Version.
Armstrong, Richard; And Others – 1980
This two-volume teacher's guide is to be used with a second-semester, sixth-grade mathematics program. The manner of presentation and the pedagogical ideas and tools are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized as having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration system (the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Diagrams, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
CSMP Mathematics for the Upper Primary Grades, Part III, Teacher's Guide: General Introduction, The World of Numbers, The Languages of Strings and Arrows, Geometry and Measurement, Workbooks. Final Experimental Version.
Heidema, Clare; And Others – 1979
This two-volume teacher's guide is to be used with a first-semester, third-grade mathematics program. The program is in large part the outgrowth of involvement with children and was influenced by information gathered in an extended pilot project conducted nationwide during 1975-79. The manner of presentation and the pedagogical ideas and tools are…
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Diagrams, Elementary Education
CSMP Mathematics for the Upper Primary Grades, Part IV, Teacher's Guide: General Introduction, The World of Numbers, The Languages of Strings and Arrows, Geometry and Measurement, Workbooks. Final Experimental Version.
Heidema, Clare; And Others – 1979
This two-volume teacher's guide is to be used with a second-semester, third-grade mathematics program. The program is in large part the outgrowth of involvement with children and was influenced by information gathered in an extended pilot project conducted nationwide during 1975-79. The manner of presentation and the pedagogical ideas and tools…
Descriptors: Addition, Algorithms, Diagrams, Elementary Education
Research on Mathematics Education Reported in 1993.
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Suydam, Marilyn N.; Brosnan, Patricia A. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1994
Annotated listing of research summaries, articles, and dissertations in mathematics education reported in 1993. Grade or age levels are indicated for each citation. Articles and dissertations are indexed by mathematics education topic. Includes a list of the journals searched. (427 citations) (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Attitudes, Calculators