Knowing and teaching elementary mathematics : teachers' understanding of fundamental mathematics in China and the United States /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ma, Liping
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Anniversary edition.
Series: Studies in mathematical thinking and learning
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xxxiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780415873840 (paperback : alkaline paper) :
0415873843 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9780415873833 (hardback : alkaline paper)
0415873835 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: QA135
CLC: G623.5
Call Number: G623.5/M111/ann.ed.
Contents: 1. Subtraction with regrouping: approaches to teaching a topic -- 2. Multidigit number multiplication: dealing with students' mistakes -- 3. Generating representations: division by fractions -- 4. Exploring new knowledge: the relationship between perimeter and area -- 5. Teachers' subject matter knowledge: profound understanding of fundamental mathematics -- 6. Profound understanding of fundamental mathematics: when and how is it attained? -- 7. Conclusion.