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Discrete Mathematics and its applications

, 2000
The article gives ideas that lecturers of undergraduate Discrete Mathematics courses can use in order to make the subject more interesting for students and encourage them to undertake further studies in the subject.
Alan Oxley
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Mathematics and All That

Active Learning in Higher Education, 2001
Much is currently made of mathematics being a genericskill in higher education. What has not been establishedsystematically is what this means in terms of who teaches it. This opinionarticle draws on an attempt to find out who is teachingmathematics in one university.
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Engaging All Students in Mathematical Discussions

Teaching Children Mathematics, 2017
Use these four strategies to promote full participation from your young mathematicians.
Damon L. Bahr, Kim Bahr
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Mathematics is the key to all Fun

2015
Mathematics is a living and growing organism, useful with daily life. It provides enormous opportunities to open our mind for new ideas, providing grey matter pleasure. Mathematics is an analeptic for mind, as it develops the creative thinking and analytic attitude. It makes a person to think immensely.
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Improving mathematics education in colombian schools: ‘Mathematics for all’

International Journal of Educational Development, 1996
Abstract This paper concentrates on the suitability of the current mathematics curriculum in Colombia, and establishes priorities for change and development. It starts with an analysis of the current situation, and draws on literature from the international mathematics education community to propose ways of improving mathematics teaching by taking ...
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Mathematical discussion and mathematical understanding: some episodes with Microelectronics for all

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1992
Observation of mathematical discussion among a small group of pupils was followed up by a clinical interview to see how the discussion had aided the growth of mathematical understanding. The observations, covering the whole of a series of lessons on microelectronics, suggest that discussion has no automatically beneficial effect but that the role of ...
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What is Mathematics all about?

2006
I list 8 aspects of mathematics and give my take on their relative importance. Two of these are the creation of new concepts by abstraction and the clarification of old ones. The former is illustrated by the creation of the concept of a monoid and the latter by the clarification of the concept of volume.
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Mathematics for All: Perspectives and Promising Practices

School Science and Mathematics, 1997
The Core‐Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP, 1995) is one of four comprehensive curriculum development projects that, in 1992, were awarded 5‐year grants by the National Science Foundation to design, evaluate, and disseminate innovative high school curricula that interpret and implement the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of ...
Arthur F Coxford, Christian R Hirsch
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Communication in all‐student mathematics groups

Theory Into Practice, 1985
(1985). Communication in all‐student mathematics groups. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 24, Classroom Communication/Verbal and Nonverbal, pp. 8-13.
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Spotlight on the Principles: The Pursuit of Mathematics for All!

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
“EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS education requires equity—high expectations and strong support for all students.” Thus begins the Equity Principle found in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 2000, p. 12). It goes on to detail some of the dimensions of equity: high expectations, strong support, reasonable accommodations, worthwhile ...
Laurie H. Rubel, Margaret R. Meyer
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