Questions tagged [reference-books]
Questions about books that can be used by instructors, administrators, or students as resources in mathematic-educational situations.
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What are some great books for exploring mathematics? (not kids' books and not textbooks)
People often think of math as facts and procedure - dry stuff. But it is so much more, even at basic levels. What books about mathematics have you been inspired by? There are some real treasures out ...
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Teaching a very enthusiastic and bright 5 year old
I was asked to give extra lessons to a 5 year old boy who loves math (he says he likes 3 sports: football, swimming and math). However, I have never taught at this age and I am unfamiliar with the ...
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What are some great books for inspiring children to explore mathematics?
Starting from a young age, children can explore deep mathematical questions and enjoy thinking about basic math within the context of a story. There are some real treasures out there.
Parents often ...
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Recommendations for inquiry based/aided discovery textbooks
I've recently dipped my toes into the world of number theory; and I've bought a book that to me is quite unconventional: R. P. Burn, A Pathway into Number Theory. I've yet to put the book through its ...
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What books are like Knuth's Surreal Numbers?
I'm looking to find more examples of books which bridge the gap between "story" and "mathematics" using narrative and all those other wonderful features we might find in Harry Potter or some other ...
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Resources for reading mathematics out loud in different languages
Are there reference books or online material for reading mathematics out loud in different languages?
For example, the expression1)
$$
\int x^2dx=\frac13x^3
$$
is understandable to anyone who has ...
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Book recommendations on mathematics education focusing on geometry
I will be teaching Euclidean geometry to future teachers, and I am feeling a bit lost (I know geometry, but I am not that familiar with mathematics education).
Is there some recent (as concise as ...
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Ideas for math problem solving class for undergraduate students in university
In our university there is a huge gap between two group of students. a group of them came from Math Olympiad competitions and have a very strong background from high school but others, they have just ...
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How to teach calculus (book recommendation)
I'm going to teach calculus for the first time to undergraduate students. I would like to know if there is some book about how to teach the concepts of calculus (e.g. limits, derivatives, etc.).
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Dissemination of mistakes in international texts such as the IGCSE
I started tutoring IGCSE Mathematics. In preparation for just a 1 hour class for 1 student, I noticed at least 3 mistakes (confirmed with their replies to me) in Chapter 21 of the Haese 0607 book (...
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Extremely "hard" books (or handouts) for undergrad studies
Can you suggest me some REALLY hard books on calculus and analysis. By hard I don't mean difficult in explanations, but with extremely challenging exercises (all worked out if possible) and useful ...
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Textbook to study group theory as a part of Discrete Mathematics
I am a student from CS background. I have been following "Discrete Mathematics and its Applications" by Kenneth Rosen, though it is a good book, but it does not cover group theory. I would like to ...
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High school maths textbook for talented students
I am looking for a math textbook. I'm 15 and I'd like to complete
algebra 2 geometry and perhaps something about probability/ number theory or trigonometry would be nice too. Later I wanna do ...
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