LEADER 02360nam 22005174a 450 001 9910784222003321 005 20230417232901.0 010 $a1-933531-87-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000344132 035 $a(EBL)314093 035 $a(OCoLC)476105439 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000080198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11107856 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000080198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10095194 035 $a(PQKB)11572025 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC314093 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL314093 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10192261 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000344132 100 $a20051123d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMath$b[electronic resource] /$f[by William C. Robertson] 210 $aArlington, Va. $cNSTA Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 225 1 $aStop faking it! : finally understanding science so you can teach it 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-87355-240-7 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aFlummoxed by formulas? Queasy about equations? Perturbed by pi? Now you can stop cursing over calculus and start cackling over Math, the newest volume in Bill Robertson's accurate but amusing Stop Faking It! best sellers. As Robertson sees it, too many people view mathematics as a set of rules to be followed, procedures to memorize, and theorems to apply. This book focuses on the reasoning behind the rules, from math basics all the way up to a brief introduction to calculus. 410 0$aStop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It 606 $aMathematics$xStudy and teaching$vPopular works 615 0$aMathematics$xStudy and teaching 676 $a510.71 700 $aRobertson$b William C$01485740 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784222003321 996 $aMath$93705017 997 $aUNINA