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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784222003321

Autore

Robertson William C

Titolo

Math [[electronic resource] /] / [by William C. Robertson]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Arlington, Va., : NSTA Press, c2006

ISBN

1-933531-87-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Stop faking it! : finally understanding science so you can teach it

Disciplina

510.71

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; About This Book; Ch 1-What's Behind the Rules?; Ch 2-Fractions and More Rules; Ch 3-Loose Ends; Ch 4-Negative Influence; Ch 5-Why Do They Have to Gum Everything Up With Those Letters?; Ch 6-Ack! Word Problems!; Ch 7-All Things Being Equal ... Or Not; Ch 8-Parental Warning-Graphic Math; Ch 9-Pie Are Not Round;  pr 2; Ch 10-Not So Scary Calculus; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Flummoxed by formulas? Queasy about equations? Perturbed by pi? Now you can stop cursing over calculus and start cackling over Math, the newest volume in Bill Robertson's accurate but amusing Stop Faking It! best sellers. As Robertson sees it, too many people view mathematics as a set of rules to be followed, procedures to memorize, and theorems to apply. This book focuses on the reasoning behind the rules, from math basics all the way up to a brief introduction to calculus.