Some Applications of Geometric Thinking

Bowen Kerins

ISBN 10: 147042925X / ISBN 13: 9781470429256

Published by American Mathematical Society, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Some Applications of Geometric Thinking
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147042925X
• ISBN 13: 9781470429256
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Designed for precollege teachers by a collaborative of teachers, educators, and mathematicians, Some Applications of Geometric Thinking is based on a course offered in the Summer School Teacher Program at the Park City Mathematics Institute. But this book isn't a ``course'' in the traditional sense. It consists of a carefully sequenced collection of problem sets designed to develop several interconnected mathematical themes, and one of the goals of the problem sets is for readers to uncover these themes for themselves. The goal of Some Applications of Geometric Thinking is to help teachers see that geometric ideas can be used throughout the secondary school curriculum, both as a hub that connects ideas from all parts of secondary school and beyond-algebra, number theory, arithmetic, and data analysis-and as a locus for applications of results and methods from these fields. Some Applications of Geometric Thinking is a volume of the book series IAS/PCMI-The Teacher Program Series' published by the American Mathematical Society. Each volume in this series covers the content of one Summer School Teacher Program year and is independent of the rest.

About the Author

Bowen Kerins, Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, USA.

Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, USA.

Al Cuoco, Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, USA.

Glenn Stevens, Boston University, MA, USA.

Mary Pilgrim, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CA, USA.