 The Math Teacher's Book Of Lists, 2nd Edition
Judith A. Muschla, Gary Robert Muschla
ISBN: 0-7879-7398-X
Paperback
432 pages
March 2005
$32.95
This
is the second edition of the bestselling resource for mathematics
teachers. This time-saving reference provides over 300 useful
lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons
for middle school and secondary students. Some of the lists supply
teacher background; others are to copy for student use, and many
offer new twists to traditional classroom topics. For quick access
and easy use, the lists are numbered consecutively, organized
into sections focusing on the different areas of math, and printed
in a large 8-1/2" x 11" lay-flat format for easy photocopying.
Here's an overview of the ready-to-use lists you'll find in each
section:
- I.
Number: Thoery and Operations presents 40 lists including
classification of real numbers, types of fractions, types of
decimals, rules for various operations, big numbers, and mathematical
signs and symbols.
- II.
Measurement contains over 30 lists including, things that
measure, measurement abbreviations, the English and Metric Systems,
and U.S. money¾coins and bills.
- III.
Geometry offers more than 50 lists covering topics such
as lines and planes, types of polygons, types of quadrilaterals,
circles, Pythagorean triples, and formulas for finding area
and volume.
- IV.
Algebra gives you over 40 lists including how to express
operations algebraically, powers and roots, common factoring
formulas, quadratic functions, and types of matrices.
- V. Trigonometry and Calculus provides more than 30 lists
including the quadrant signs of the functions, reduction formulas,
integration rules, and natural logarithmic functions.
- VI.
Math In Other Areas offers more than 30 lists that tie math
to other content areas, such as descriptive statistics, probability
and odds, numbers in popular sports, and some mathematical facts
about space.
- VII.
Potpourri features 16 lists that explore the various aspects
of math including, famous mathematicians through history, world
firsts, math and superstition, and the Greek alphabet.
- VIII.
Special Reference Lists for Students provides 10 lists of
interest to students such as overcoming math anxiety, steps
for solving word problems, and math web sites for students.
- IX.
Lists for Teachers' Reference contains 25 lists such as
how to manage a cooperative math class, sources of problems-of-the-day,
how to have a parents’ math night, and math web sites
for teachers.
- X.
Reproducible Teachers Aids contains an assortment of helpful
reproducibles including number lines, fraction strips, algebra
tiles, and various nets for making 3-D geometric shapes.
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