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Thinking Mathematically ISBN: 0201102382 ISBN13: 9780201102383 Thinking Mathematically By: John Mason ; etc. ; Leonie Burton ; Kaye Stacey Publisher: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc Format: Paperback Our Price: 40.99

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Thinking Mathematically unfolds the processes which lie at the heart of mathematics. It demonstrates how to encourage, develop, and foster the processes which seem to come naturally to mathematicians. In this way, a deep seated awareness of the nature of mathematical thinking can grow. The book is increasingly used to provide students at a tertiary level with some experience of mathematical thinking processes.


Contents:

*Introduction

*Everyone can Start

*Phases of Work

*Responses to Being Stuck

*ATTACK: Conjecturing

*ATTACK: Justifying and Convincing

*Still STUCK? *Developing an Internal Monitor

*On Becoming Your Own Questioner

*Developing Mathematical Thinking

*Something to Think About

*Bibliography.


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Thinking Mathematically unfolds the processes which lie at the heart of mathematics. It demonstrates how to encourage, develop, and foster the processes which seem to come naturally to mathematicians.

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