Author: Alfred S. Posamentier
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452298483
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This updated edition presents ten strategies for solving a wide range of mathematics problems, plus new sample problems.
The Sunday Times Brain Teasers Book 1
Author: The Sunday Times
Publisher: Times Books
ISBN: 9780008343729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A series of 200 taxing brain teasers and riddles, requiring lateral thinking skills to solve. These brainteasers are for puzzlers of all abilities, no formal knowledge is required, just application and imagination. Some demand a logical approach, others a good mathematical mind; an agility with words will solve a handful more, but all demand a logical approach and lots of lateral thinking. If you get stuck, full explanations of the solutions are given at the back of the book. Now get your thinking cap on!
Publisher: Times Books
ISBN: 9780008343729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A series of 200 taxing brain teasers and riddles, requiring lateral thinking skills to solve. These brainteasers are for puzzlers of all abilities, no formal knowledge is required, just application and imagination. Some demand a logical approach, others a good mathematical mind; an agility with words will solve a handful more, but all demand a logical approach and lots of lateral thinking. If you get stuck, full explanations of the solutions are given at the back of the book. Now get your thinking cap on!
The Sunday Times Brain Teasers Book 2
Author: The Times Mind Games
Publisher: Times Books
ISBN: 9780008404154
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.200 taxing brain teasers and riddles, demanding lateral thinking skills to solve. Ingenious challenges - some just a paragraph long, others with an accompanying diagram. You will need mathematical or logical reasoning to solve these.These teasers are for puzzlers of all abilities, no formal knowledge is required, just application and imagination.Some demand a logical approach, others a good mathematical mind; an agility with words will solve a handful more, but all demand a logical approach and lots of lateral thinking.Answers are given at the back of the book.Now get your thinking cap on!
Publisher: Times Books
ISBN: 9780008404154
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.200 taxing brain teasers and riddles, demanding lateral thinking skills to solve. Ingenious challenges - some just a paragraph long, others with an accompanying diagram. You will need mathematical or logical reasoning to solve these.These teasers are for puzzlers of all abilities, no formal knowledge is required, just application and imagination.Some demand a logical approach, others a good mathematical mind; an agility with words will solve a handful more, but all demand a logical approach and lots of lateral thinking.Answers are given at the back of the book.Now get your thinking cap on!
Problem-Solving Strategies for Efficient and Elegant Solutions, Grades 6-12
Author: Alfred S. Posamentier
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452298483
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This updated edition presents ten strategies for solving a wide range of mathematics problems, plus new sample problems.
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1452298483
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This updated edition presents ten strategies for solving a wide range of mathematics problems, plus new sample problems.
National Union Catalog
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1030
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Techniques And Enrichment
Author: Alfred S Posamentier
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811211434
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
The primary aim of this book is to provide teachers of mathematics with all the tools they would need to conduct most effective mathematics instruction. The book guides teachers through the all-important planning process, which includes short and long-term planning as well as constructing most effective lessons, with an emphasis on motivation, classroom management, emphasizing problem-solving techniques, assessment, enriching instruction for students at all levels, and introducing relevant extracurricular mathematics activities. Technology applications are woven throughout the text.A unique feature of this book is the second half, which provides 125 highly motivating enrichment units for all levels of secondary school mathematics. Many years of proven success makes this book essential for both pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811211434
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
The primary aim of this book is to provide teachers of mathematics with all the tools they would need to conduct most effective mathematics instruction. The book guides teachers through the all-important planning process, which includes short and long-term planning as well as constructing most effective lessons, with an emphasis on motivation, classroom management, emphasizing problem-solving techniques, assessment, enriching instruction for students at all levels, and introducing relevant extracurricular mathematics activities. Technology applications are woven throughout the text.A unique feature of this book is the second half, which provides 125 highly motivating enrichment units for all levels of secondary school mathematics. Many years of proven success makes this book essential for both pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers.
Mathematical Puzzles and Curiosities
Author: Barry R. Clarke
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048631572X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Intriguing collection features recreational math, logic, and creativity puzzles. Classic and new puzzles include The Monty Hall Problem, The Unexpected Hanging, The Shakespeare Puzzles, and Finger Multiplication.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048631572X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Intriguing collection features recreational math, logic, and creativity puzzles. Classic and new puzzles include The Monty Hall Problem, The Unexpected Hanging, The Shakespeare Puzzles, and Finger Multiplication.
Night
Author: Alfred Alvarez
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393314342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In a powerfully written book, the author of The Savage God examines night in all its aspects. From the neon-lit brilliance of Las Vegas to the shadowy underworld patrolled by the police to a scientific sleep laboratory, Alvarez shows how "night horrors" inspired and terrified Coleridge, how dreams liberated the minds of Stevenson and the Surrealists, and how his own childhood fears provided a gateway to the secret world of the unconscious. Illustrations.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393314342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In a powerfully written book, the author of The Savage God examines night in all its aspects. From the neon-lit brilliance of Las Vegas to the shadowy underworld patrolled by the police to a scientific sleep laboratory, Alvarez shows how "night horrors" inspired and terrified Coleridge, how dreams liberated the minds of Stevenson and the Surrealists, and how his own childhood fears provided a gateway to the secret world of the unconscious. Illustrations.
Super Tricky Brain Teasers
Author: Richard Malena-Webber
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 163878017X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Give your brain a workout with perplexing puzzles and games Solving brain teasers is a fun and effective way to exercise your mental acuity at any age. This book is filled with 120 mind-bending puzzles and riddles that boost your brainpower and provide hours of stimulating entertainment. What sets this book apart from other puzzle books for adults: It's not just for adults—Explore challenging brain games that adults, teens, and preteens will enjoy solving. Progressive difficulty—Warm up with some easier exercises, and then dive into brain puzzles that grow more complex as you progress. A variety of challenges—Solve an engaging mix of logic puzzles, ciphers, sequences, anagrams, crosswords, word chains, train puzzles, and more. Fascinating trivia—Discover intriguing factoids sprinkled throughout the book. For example, did you know that the longest palindromic word in English comes from the author James Joyce? Flex your mind muscles and have a blast with Super Tricky Brain Teasers.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 163878017X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Give your brain a workout with perplexing puzzles and games Solving brain teasers is a fun and effective way to exercise your mental acuity at any age. This book is filled with 120 mind-bending puzzles and riddles that boost your brainpower and provide hours of stimulating entertainment. What sets this book apart from other puzzle books for adults: It's not just for adults—Explore challenging brain games that adults, teens, and preteens will enjoy solving. Progressive difficulty—Warm up with some easier exercises, and then dive into brain puzzles that grow more complex as you progress. A variety of challenges—Solve an engaging mix of logic puzzles, ciphers, sequences, anagrams, crosswords, word chains, train puzzles, and more. Fascinating trivia—Discover intriguing factoids sprinkled throughout the book. For example, did you know that the longest palindromic word in English comes from the author James Joyce? Flex your mind muscles and have a blast with Super Tricky Brain Teasers.
Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers
Author: Alfred S. Posamentier
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 1416605967
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Every year new secondary mathematics teachers take up positions in middle and high schools. The luckiest novices receive assistance from a coach or mentor: a master mathematics teacher who makes constructive comments, models effective approaches, and illuminates other practical aspects of teaching secondary math. But many new teachers don't have this advantage and must further their development on their own. If you are one of these teachers, this is the book you need. In these pages, veteran mathematics educators Alfred S. Posamentier, Daniel Jaye, and Stephen Krulik present a treasure chest of ideas to guide new secondary math teachers through the challenging first few months and also provide more experienced teachers with interesting alternatives to familiar methods. The topics covered include * The most effective instructional practices * The best uses of the textbook * Designing successful lessons * Creating homework that promotes learning * Incorporating challenge * Teaching reasoning and problem solving * Strategies for assessment and grading * Specific innovative ideas for teaching key concepts * Options for extracurricular activities * Long-term professional enrichment and growth. It's during the first few years of a teacher's experience that he or she develops the habits, methods, procedures, and techniques that tend to define a career. Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers provides both a foundation for excellence and a touchstone for years to come. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
Publisher: ASCD
ISBN: 1416605967
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Every year new secondary mathematics teachers take up positions in middle and high schools. The luckiest novices receive assistance from a coach or mentor: a master mathematics teacher who makes constructive comments, models effective approaches, and illuminates other practical aspects of teaching secondary math. But many new teachers don't have this advantage and must further their development on their own. If you are one of these teachers, this is the book you need. In these pages, veteran mathematics educators Alfred S. Posamentier, Daniel Jaye, and Stephen Krulik present a treasure chest of ideas to guide new secondary math teachers through the challenging first few months and also provide more experienced teachers with interesting alternatives to familiar methods. The topics covered include * The most effective instructional practices * The best uses of the textbook * Designing successful lessons * Creating homework that promotes learning * Incorporating challenge * Teaching reasoning and problem solving * Strategies for assessment and grading * Specific innovative ideas for teaching key concepts * Options for extracurricular activities * Long-term professional enrichment and growth. It's during the first few years of a teacher's experience that he or she develops the habits, methods, procedures, and techniques that tend to define a career. Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers provides both a foundation for excellence and a touchstone for years to come. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
A Diversity of Puzzles
Author: Eric Revell Emmet
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780064634632
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780064634632
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description