Volume 8, Number 35
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1 September 2003 Vol. 8, No. 35
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Dr. Math Gets You Ready for Algebra | Simon Says
Thinking Fountain Shapes Cluster
DR. MATH GETS YOU READY FOR ALGEBRA
by the Math Forum @ Drexel
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 0-471-22556-8
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471225568/themathforum/
For almost a decade, kids have been writing to Dr. Math at
the Math Forum Web site with questions about their math
problems. And the math doctors at The Math Forum @ Drexel
have been replying with clear explanations and helpful hints.
"Dr. Math Gets You Ready for Algebra" helps prepare kids
for one of the biggest leaps in their math learning
experience -- the jump from the concrete world of numbers and
real objects to the abstract world of letters and symbols.
The book includes dozens of letters from kids who've had
trouble understanding the basic math concepts used in
algebra, along with answers from trained volunteers drawn
from a pool of college students, mathematicians, teachers,
and professionals from the mathematical community. Topics
covered include fundamental operations, integers, real
numbers, equations with variables, algebra applications,
and much more.
For more information and a link to purchase the book from
Amazon.com, please visit:
http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html
The second book, "Dr. Math Explains Algebra," is available
for advance purchase through Amazon.com and will be on
bookstore shelves in November, 2003. The third and fourth
books will cover geometry and will be available in 2004.
We hope the books will find a place in classroom, library,
and home collections. We invite you to display a link from
your school's website to our book information page. Please
use the information given on this page:
http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.math.links.html
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SIMON SAYS...
http://www.ngsc.k12.in.us/tickit/DESKTOP%20TICKIT%20SEM%202/Simon1.htm
Jeanne Winters from Princeton Community High School has
designed a WebQuest for her calculus students. The WebQuest
addresses the concepts of integration, elliptical curves,
cylinders and the forces of gravity and lift.
Using the resource links provided, students must design the
hull of a blimp. This requires deriving definite integrals,
and using technology to check work or approximate the
"un-evaluate-able" integrals when necessary.
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THINKING FOUNTAIN SHAPES CLUSTER
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/nav/shapescluster.html
The Science Museum of Minnesota offers hands-on experiments
and activities that relate shapes to elementary math,
science, and language arts. Each page lists related
activities or resources, including recommended books.
Other Thinking Fountain clusters include:
- Tropical Rainforest
- Loose Parts
- Tools for Investigation
- Science Props
- Books You Can Use
- Students as Designers
- Journey North
- Air
- Project Galleries
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