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Creative secondary school mathematics [electronic resource] : 125 enrichment units for grades 7 to 12 / Alfred S. Posamentier.

By: Posamentier, Alfred S [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Problem solving in mathematics and beyond: v. 26.; Problem solving in mathematics and beyond: Publisher: Singapore : World Scientific, 2021Description: 1 online resource (556 p.).ISBN: 9789811240430; 9811240434.Subject(s): Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 510.712 Online resources: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
Contents:
Constructing odd-order magic squares -- Constructing even-order magic squares -- Introduction to alphametics -- A checkerboard calculator -- The game of Nim -- The tower of Hanoi -- What day of the week was it? -- Palindromic numbers -- The fascinating number nine -- Unusual number properties -- And other papers.
Summary: "There are many topics within the scope of the secondary school mathematics curriculum that are clearly of a motivational sort, and because of lack of time they are usually not included in the teaching process. This book provides the teacher 125 individual units -- ranging from grades 7 through 12 -- that can be used to enhance the mathematics curriculum. Each unit presents a preassessment, instructional objectives, and a detailed description of the topic as well as teaching suggestions. Each unit has a post-assessment. This is the sort of instructional intervention that can make students love mathematics!"-- Publisher's website.
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Constructing odd-order magic squares -- Constructing even-order magic squares -- Introduction to alphametics -- A checkerboard calculator -- The game of Nim -- The tower of Hanoi -- What day of the week was it? -- Palindromic numbers -- The fascinating number nine -- Unusual number properties -- And other papers.

"There are many topics within the scope of the secondary school mathematics curriculum that are clearly of a motivational sort, and because of lack of time they are usually not included in the teaching process. This book provides the teacher 125 individual units -- ranging from grades 7 through 12 -- that can be used to enhance the mathematics curriculum. Each unit presents a preassessment, instructional objectives, and a detailed description of the topic as well as teaching suggestions. Each unit has a post-assessment. This is the sort of instructional intervention that can make students love mathematics!"-- Publisher's website.

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