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Understanding geometry for a changing world
Publisher
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Publication Date
c2009
Language
English
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[Pt.] I. Expanding visions of geometry
1. What is geometry? / Joseph Malkevitch
2. Enumerating symmetry types of rectangle and frieze patterns : how Sherlock might have done it / Doris Schattschneider
3. Möbius concepts : strips and tori / Yuichi Handa, David A. James, Thomas Mattman
4. Exploring curvature with paper models / Howard T. Iseri
5. Prairie plants : exploring fractals in nature / Dane Camp, Erich Hauenstein
6. Folding polygons to convex polyhedra / Joseph O'Rourke
[Pt.] II. Learning geometry
7. Highlights of research on learning school geometry / Michael T. Battista
8. Prototypes and categorical reasoning : a perspective to explain how children learn about interactive geometry objects / Paul Yu, Jeffrey Barrett, Norma Presmeg
9. Conceptions of angle : implications for middle school mathematics and beyond / Christine Browning, Gina Garza-Kling
10. Developing the spatial operational capacity of young children using wooden cubes and dynamic simulation software / Jacqueline Sack, Retha van Niekerk
11. Fostering geometric thinking in the middle grades : professional development for teachers in grades 5-10 / Mark Driscoll ... [et al.]
[Pt.] III. Teaching geometry for understanding
12. Teaching geometry for conceptual understanding : one teacher's perspective / James Paniati
13. Defining in geometry / Michael de Villiers, Rajendran Govender, Nikita Patterson
14. Advancing students' understanding of quadrilaterals / Tutita M. Casa, M. Katherine Gavin
15. Using interactive geometry software to teach secondary school geometry : implications from research / Karen F. Hollebrands, Ryan C. Smith
16. Representing, modeling, and solving problems in interactive geometry environments / José N. Contreras, Armando Martínez-Cruz
17. Inventing a geometry theorem / Armando Martínez-Cruz, José N. Contreras
18. Theorems discovered by students inspire teachers' development / Antonio Quesada
19. Using circle-and-square intersections to engage students in the process of doing geometry / Stephen Blair, Daniel Canada
20. Area formulas with hinged figures / Alfinio Flores
21. An integrated approach to teaching and learning geometry / David Wilson
22. Redesigning a traditional geometry lesson as an investigative activity / Jon Davis
23. Looking forward to interactive symbolic geometry / Philip H. Todd.
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9780873536196
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