The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth CenturyScience is inextricably linked with mathematics. Statistician David Salsburg examines the development of ever-more-powerful statistical methods for determining scientific truth in The Lady Tasting Tea, a series of historical and biographical sketches that illuminate without alienating the mathematically timid. Salsburg, who has worked in academia and industry and has met many of the major players he writes about, shares his subjects' enthusiasm for problem solving and deep thinking.
Table of Contents: 1. Counting 2. The Search for Prime Numbers 3. The World Record Holders 4. The Distribution of Primes 5. Prime Races, Emirps, and More 6. The Baffling Law of Benford 7. What is so Special about 6174?
How many colors are needed to color a map? Must hailstones numbers always fall to the ground? Can statistics prove anything? What is a perfect square, and who has found the ultimate one? How do numbers affect national security? What kinds of problems confront the traveling salesman? Does anyone know how best to pack balls together?
Math For All: Differentiating Instruction, Grades K-2
Added by: titito | Karma: 1215.71 | Only for teachers, Maths | 8 August 2010
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Math For All: Differentiating Instruction, Grades K-2
In this two-book series, teachers will find powerful strategies for adapting mathematical lessons and tasks to address the wide range of abilities, interests, and learning styles of the students in their classrooms. Each book in this research-based series contains a wealth of activities tailored to its particular K-2 or 3-5 grade span. The authors provide numerous differentiated tasks ready for classroom implementation, as well as guidance in managing differentiated lessons and strategies for providing and structuring choice with the classroom.
Math For All: Differentiating Instruction, Grades 3-5
Added by: titito | Karma: 1215.71 | Only for teachers, Maths | 8 August 2010
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Math For All: Differentiating Instruction, Grades 3-5
In this two-book series, teachers will find powerful strategies for adapting mathematical lessons and tasks to address the wide range of abilities, interests, and learning styles of the students in their classrooms. Each book in this research-based series contains a wealth of activities tailored to its particular K-2 or 3-5 grade span. The authors provide numerous differentiated tasks ready for classroom implementation, as well as guidance in managing differentiated lessons and strategies for providing and structuring choice with the classroom.
