The mathematical neighborhoods of school mathematics
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The mathematical neighborhoods of school mathematics
American Mathematical Society, 2023
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Description
The Mathematical Neighborhoods of School Mathematics visits regions beyond, but proximal to and accessible from school mathematics. Its aim is to give readers a glimpse of not just the rich diversity and adaptability of mathematics, but, most importantly, its interconnections and overall coherence, a perspective not easily available from the school curriculum. This aim entailed assembling a variety of substantial mathematical domains that do not typically cohabit the same volume. The book begins with an in-depth treatment of topics in the school curriculum, often with novel approaches and connections. A unifying thread is the group theoretic study of addition and multiplication in the various number systems of school mathematics. The exposition is mathematically rigorous, including proofs of many fundamental theorems not otherwise easily available in mathematically accessible form.
The Mathematical Neighborhoods of School Mathematics is intended to be a conceptual contribution to mathematics education. It will be a valuable resource in professional development of mathematics teachers, and in mathematical enrichment programs, for both students and teachers. In this regard, many of the chapters are relatively self-contained. It could also serve as a text for undergraduate mathematics majors with an interest in teaching. The exceptional Chapter 11 presents some novel instructional designs for problem-solving activities meant to cultivate ""connection-oriented mathematical thinking.
Table of Contents
Basic notation and background
Division with remainder, place value, and order of magnitude
Modular congruence and base-$B$ expansions of rational numbers
Discrete real additive groups
Primes and factorization
Group theory and Euclidean isometry groups
Rings and fields
Polynomials
Combinatorics
Discrete calculus
Complex numbers
Mathematical connections
Index
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