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40 Works 1,650 Membros 18 Críticas 1 Favorited

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Séries

Obras por Theoni Pappas

Mathematical Scandals (1997) 62 exemplares
Math Stuff (2002) 20 exemplares
Mathematics Appreciation (1987) 6 exemplares
The Mathematics Calendar 2006 (2005) 3 exemplares
Mathematics (1999) 2 exemplares
Yaşayan matematik (1993) 1 exemplar
La magia de la matemática (1996) 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1944
Sexo
female
Educação
University of California, Berkeley (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
Ocupações
teacher
Organizações
Mathematics Education Trust (MET)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

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Theoni Pappas is committed to giving mathematics greater exposure and making it more approachable. Pappas encourages mathematics teachers to share and develop new teaching ideas, methods, and approaches. Her gift to the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) helps teachers in grades 9—12 develop mathematics enrichment materials and lessons complementing a teaching unit implemented in the classroom.

Currently, Pappas is a mathematics educator and consultant. She received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and her M.A. from Stanford University. She became a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in 1967, when she began teaching high school mathematics. Over the years, she has taught basic math, prealgebra, algebra, trigonometry, geometry, precalculus, and calculus.

Through her studies and research, Pappas has developed products that address mathematical ideas, and she has written numerous books, both for the general public and for educational audiences. Her books include More Joy of Mathematics; The Joy of Mathematics; Mathematics Appreciation; Math Talk; Greek Cooking for Everyone; Fractals, Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales; Mathematical Footprints; The Magic of Mathematics; Math-A-Day; The Music of Reason; Mathematical Scandals; The Adventures of Penrose–the Mathematical Cat; and Math for Kids & Other People Too!

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Críticas

This book is about a cat who takes children on a journey to learn different math concepts! When the fractal dragon jumps off the computer screen and threatens to grow larger than the room itself, Penrose must find out if fractal patterns can work in reverse, getting smaller instead of larger. This would be a great book to use when introducing fractions and the idea of real numbers and irrational numbers. This would be a fun way to introduce these concepts, and the storyline will help students be more engaged in the lesson.… (mais)
 
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cmw130 | 4 outras críticas | Apr 9, 2023 |
A collection of tales about mathematicians. Light and readable - to the extent of not actually explaining the mathematics that is at the centre of the story.
 
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dunnmj | Mar 10, 2022 |
The prequel to "The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat," this book is equal in entertainment and puzzling math problems and concepts. Much like my other review, The author uses humor, puzzles, mathematics principles, and anthropomorphized animals to communicate advanced math concepts.
Each section has a short story to go along with its corresponding math concept. This book is dedicated to teaching math to children on every level! This book covers somewhat challenging mathematical concepts, this text is literally a math book for all ages. I would assume gifted math students will find this compelling and will definitely broaden their horizons. It would be effortless to incorporate this book into a lesson plan.… (mais)
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JSkoros | 3 outras críticas | Apr 15, 2019 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
40
Membros
1,650
Popularidade
#15,573
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
18
ISBN
73
Línguas
7
Marcado como favorito
1

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