Re: [Phys-L] problems with the teaching of algebra

[Philip Keller <pkeller@holmdelschools.org>]

A couple of you asked to be notified when "look inside" came on line.  
Here it is:

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Math-Young-Students-Algebra/dp/1502817330/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_1

Thanks,
Phil



On 10/18/2014 8:53 AM, Chuck Britton wrote:
> Some say that mathematics is studying (or playing with) Patterns.
>
> Numbers often are a useful tool to Display or Explain the patterns, but the numbers are not the math (usually).
>
> My wife & I find the Patterns of Numbers to be a good way to while away the hours when stuck in a boring environment such as the ER.  ;-)
>
>
>
> On Oct 18, 2014, at 5:05 AM, John Denker <jsd@av8n.com> wrote:
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> >   b) To a mathematician, math is something else entirely.
> >    I know some pretty serious mathematicians who are not
> >    very good at basic arithmetic.
> >
> >    I don't even know what to call this type of math.  Maybe
> >    "the art of mathematics".  I think of it as "math with
> >    panache", with style, with class.
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