Mathematics For Elementary Teachers - 5th Edition - by Sybilla Beckmann - ISBN 9780201725872

Mathematics For Elementary Teachers
5th Edition
Sybilla Beckmann
Publisher: PEARSON
ISBN: 9780201725872

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Chapter 3.3 - Why The Standard Algorithms For Addition And Subtraction In Base Ten WorkChapter 3.4 - Reasoning About Fraction Addition And SubtractionChapter 3.5 - Why We Add And Subtract With Negative Numbers The Way We DoChapter 4.1 - Interpretations Of MultiplicationChapter 4.2 - Why Multiplying By 10 Is Special In Base TenChapter 4.3 - The Commutative And Associative Properties Of Multiplication, Areas Of Rectangles, And VolumesChapter 4.4 - The Distributive PropertyChapter 4.5 - Properties Of Arithmetic, Mental Math, And Single-digit Multiplication FactsChapter 4.6 - Why The Standard Algorithm For Multiplying Whole Numbers WorksChapter 5.1 - Making Sense Of Fraction MultiplicationChapter 5.2 - Making Sense Of Decimal MultiplicationChapter 5.3 - Extending Multiplication To Negative NumbersChapter 5.4 - Powers And Scientific NotationChapter 6.1 - Interpretations Of DivisionChapter 6.2 - Division And Fractions And Division With RemainderChapter 6.3 - Why Division Algorithms WorkChapter 6.4 - Fraction Division From The How-many-groups PerspectiveChapter 6.5 - Fraction Division From The How-many-units-in-1-group PerspectiveChapter 6.6 - Dividing DecimalsChapter 7.1 - Motivating And Defining Ratio And Proportional RelationshipsChapter 7.2 - Solving Proportion Problems By Reasoning With Multiplication And DivisionChapter 7.3 - The Values Of A Ratio: Unit Rates And MultipliersChapter 7.4 - Proportional RelationshipsChapter 7.5 - Proportional Relationships Versus Inversely Proportional RelationshipsChapter 7.6 - Percent Revisited: Percent Increase And DecreaseChapter 8.1 - Factors And MultiplesChapter 8.2 - Even And OddChapter 8.3 - Divisibility TestsChapter 8.4 - Prime NumbersChapter 8.5 - Greatest Common Factor And Least Common MultipleChapter 8.6 - Rational And Irrational NumbersChapter 9.1 - Numerical ExpressionsChapter 9.2 - Expressions With VariablesChapter 9.3 - EquationsChapter 9.4 - Solving Algebra Word Problems With Strip Diagrams And With AlgebraChapter 9.5 - SequencesChapter 9.6 - FunctionsChapter 9.7 - Linear And Other RelationshipsChapter 10.1 - Lines And AnglesChapter 10.2 - Angles And Phenomena In The WorldChapter 10.3 - Circles And SpheresChapter 10.4 - Triangles, Quadrilaterals, And Other PolygonsChapter 11.1 - Concepts Of MeasurementChapter 11.2 - Length, Area, Volume, And DimensionChapter 11.3 - Error And Precision In MeasurementsChapter 11.4 - Converting From One Unit Of Measurement To AnotherChapter 12.1 - Areas Of Rectangles RevisitedChapter 12.2 - Moving And Additivity Principles About AreaChapter 12.3 - Areas Of TrianglesChapter 12.4 - Areas Of Parallelograms And Other PolygonsChapter 12.5 - Shearing: Changing Shapes Without Changing AreaChapter 12.6 - Area And Circumference Of Circles And The Number PiChapter 12.7 - Approximating Areas Of Irregular ShapesChapter 12.8 - Contrasting And Relating The Perimeter And Area Of ShapesChapter 12.9 - Using The Moving And Additivity Principles To Prove The Pythagorean TheoremChapter 13.1 - Polyhedra And Other Solid ShapesChapter 13.2 - Patterns And Surface AreaChapter 13.3 - Volumes Of Solid ShapesChapter 13.4 - Volume Of Submersed Objects Versus Weight Of Floating ObjectsChapter 14.1 - Reflections, Translations, And RotationsChapter 14.2 - SymmetryChapter 14.3 - CongruenceChapter 14.4 - Constructions With Straightedge And CompassChapter 14.5 - SimilarityChapter 14.6 - Dilations And SimilarityChapter 14.7 - Areas, Volumes, And SimilarityChapter 15.1 - Formulating Statistical Questions, Gathering Data, And Using SamplesChapter 15.2 - Displaying Data And Interpreting Data DisplaysChapter 15.3 - The Center Of Data: Mean, Median, And ModeChapter 15.4 - Summarizing, Describing, And Comparing Data DistributionsChapter 16.1 - Basic Principles Of ProbabilityChapter 16.2 - Counting The Number Of OutcomesChapter 16.3 - Calculating Probabilities Of Compound EventsChapter 16.4 - Using Fraction Arithmetic To Calculate Probabilities

Book Details

1. Problem Solving.

Solving Problems.

Explaining Solutions.

2. Numbers and the Decimal System.

Introduction to the Number Systems.

The Decimal System and Place Value.

Representing Decimal Numbers.

Comparing Sizes of Decimal Numbers.

Rounding Decimal Numbers.

3. Fractions.

The Meaning of Fractions.

Equivalent Fractions.

Fractions as Numbers.

Comparing Sizes of Fractions.

Percent.

4. Addition and Subtraction.

Interpretations of Addition and Subtraction.

The Algorithms for Adding and Subtracting.

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

When Do We Add Percentages?

Percent Increase and Percent Decrease.

The Commutative and Associative Properties and Mental Math.

5. Multiplication.

The Meaning of Multiplication.

Why Multiplying Decimal Numbers by 10 IsEasy.

Multiplication and Areas of Rectangles.

The Commutative Property of Multiplication.

Multiplication and Volumes of Boxes.

The Associative Property of Multiplication.

The Distributive Property.

Mental Math, Properties of Arithmetic, and Algebra.

Why the Procedure for Multiplying Works.

6. Multiplication of Fractions, Decimals, and Negative Numbers.

Multiplying Fractions.

Powers.

Multiplying Decimals.

Multiplying Negative Numbers.

Scientific Notation.

7. Division.

The Meaning of Division.

Understanding Long Division.

Fractions and Division.

Dividing Fractions.

Dividing Decimals.

Ratio and Proportion.

8. Geometry.

Visualization.

Angles.

Circles and Spheres.

Triangles.

Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons.

Constructions With Straightedge and Compass.

Polyhedra and Other Solid Shapes.

9. Geometry of Motion and Change.

Reflections, Translations, and Rotations.

Symmetry.

Congruence.

Similarity.

10. Measurement.

The Concept of Measurement.

Error and Accuracy in Measurements.

Length, Area, Volume, and Dimension.

Calculating Perimeter, Area, and Volume.

Comparing Sizes of Objects.

Converting From one Unit of Measurement to Another.

11. More About Area and Volume.

The Moving and Combining Principles About Area.

The Pythagorean Theorem.

Approximating Areas of Irregular Shapes.

Cavalieri's Principle About Shearing and Area.

Areas of Triangles.

Areas of Parallelograms.

Areas of Circles and the Number Pi.

Relating the Perimeter and Area of a Shape.

Principles for Determining Volumes.

Volumes of Solid Shapes.

Areas, Volumes, and Scaling.

12. Number Theory.

Factors and Multiples.

Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple.

Prime Numbers.

Even and Odd.

Divisibility Tests.

Rational and Irrational Numbers.

13. Functions and Algebra.

Mathematical Expressions, Formulas, and Equations.

Solving Equations With Pictures and With Algebra.

Sequences.

Series.

Functions.

Linear Functions.

14. Statistics.

Designing Investigations and Gathering Data.

Displaying Data and Interpreting Data Displays.

The Center of Data: Mean, Median and Mode.

The Spread of Data: Percentiles.

15. Probability.

Basic Principles and Calculation Methods of Probability.

Calculating Probabilities by considering the Ideal Outcome.

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