Algebra: Patterns, Functions, and Change Casebook (Developing Mathematical Ideas Series)

Susan Jo Russell, Virginia Bastable, Deborah Schifter

ISBN 10: 1428405208 / ISBN 13: 9781428405202

Published by Dale Seymour Publications, 2008

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Title: Algebra: Patterns, Functions, and Change ...

Publisher: Dale Seymour Publications

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Discover how the study of repeating patterns and number sequences can lead to ideas of functions, learn how to read tables and graphs to interpret phenomena of change, and use algebraic notation to write function rules.

About the Author:

Deborah Schifter is Principal Research Scientist at the Education Development Center (EDC) where she leads a range of projects concerning professional development in mathematics and research into student learning. Working with a variety of colleagues, she is coauthor of Reconstructing Mathematics Education, Developing Mathematical Ideas, The Mathematical Education of Teachers, and the Second Edition of Investigations in Number, Data, and Space. She also edited What's Happening in Math Class? (an anthology of teacher writing) and is co-editor of A Research Companion to the NCTM Standards. Deborah loves learning from the teachers with whom she works.