Number Theory Through Inquiry Contributor(s): Marshall, David C. (Author), Odell, Edward (Author), Starbird, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0883857510 ISBN-13: 9780883857519 Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2008 * Out of Print * Click for more in this series: Mathematical Association of America Textbooks |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory |
Dewey: 512.7 |
LCCN: 2007938223 |
Series: Mathematical Association of America Textbooks |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9.1" L (0.65 lbs) 150 pages |
Features: Index |
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 03/01/2008 pg. 31 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This innovative textbook leads students on a carefully guided discovery of introductory number theory. The book has two equally significant goals. The first is to help students develop mathematical thinking skills, particularly theorem-proving skills. The other goal is to help students understand some of the wonderfully rich ideas in the mathematical study of numbers. This book is appropriate for a proof transitions course, for independent study, or for a course designed as an introduction to abstract mathematics. It is designed to be used with an instructional technique variously called guided discovery or Modified Moore Method or Inquiry Based Learning (IBL). Instructors' materials explain the instructional method, which gives students a totally different experience compared to a standard lecture course. Students develop an attitude of personal reliance and a sense that they can think effectively about difficult problems; goals that are fundamental to the educational enterprise within and beyond mathematics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marshall, David C.: - David C. Marshall is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.Odell, Edward: - Edward Odell is Professor of Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin.Starbird, Michael: - Michael Starbird is Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. |
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