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MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, 7th Edition, helps students develop a deep understanding of the math they will be teaching as elementary school teachers. Examples, investigations, and explorations demonstrate that there are many paths to solving a problem, and that sometimes problems have more than one solution. The text's conversational style, images, and illustrations help students "see" and master the math concepts being taught.
Contents
Preface.
1. FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING MATH.
What Is Mathematics? Sets. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 1 Summary. Chapter 1 Review Exercises.
2. THE NUMBER SYSTEM.
Whole Numbers. Fractions. Decimals, Integers and Real Numbers. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 2 Summary. Chapter 2 Review Exercises.
3. UNDERSTANDING ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION.
Understanding Addition of Whole Numbers. Understanding Subtraction of Whole Numbers. Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Fractions. Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Decimals and Integers.
Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 3 Summary. Chapter 3 Review Exercises.
4. UNDERSTANDING MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION.
Understanding Multiplication of Whole Numbers. Understanding Division of Whole Numbers. Understanding Multiplication and Division of Fractions. Understanding Multiplication and Division of Decimals and Integers. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 4 Summary. Chapter 4 Review Exercises.
5. PROPORTIONAL REASONING.
Ratio and Proportion. Percents. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 5 Summary. Chapter 5 Review Exercises.
6. ALGEBRAIC THINKING.
Understanding Patterns, Relations, and Functions. Representing and Analyzing Mathematical Situations and Structures Using Algebraic Symbols. Using Mathematical Models to Represent and Understand Quantitative Relationships. Analyzing Change in Various Contexts. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 6 Summary. Chapter 6 Review Exercises.
7. UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY
Collecting, Organizing, and Displaying Data. Analyzing Data. Using Data to Make Predictions. Understanding Probability. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 7 Summary. Chapter 7 Review Exercises.
8. GEOMETRY AS SHAPE.
Building Blocks. Two-Dimensional Figures. Three-Dimensional Figures. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 8 Summary. Chapter 8 Review Exercises.
9. GEOMETRY AS MEASUREMENT.
Systems of Measurement. Perimeter and Area. Surface Area and Volume. Looking Back on Chapter 9. Chapter 9 Summary. Chapter 9 Review Exercises.
10. GEOMETRY AS TRANSFORMING SHAPES.
Congruence Transformations. Symmetry and Tessellations. Similarity. Questions to Summarize Big Ideas. Chapter 10 Summary. Chapter 10 Review Exercises.
Appendix A: Selected Answers.
Appendix B: Answers to Questions in Text.
Endnotes.
Photo Credits.
Index.
