Elementary Mathematics for Teachers
Elementary Mathematics for Teachers is designed for the first semester of a university mathematics course for prospective elementary teachers. It is also appropriate for practicing teachers. This book focuses exclusively on K-8 mathematics. The text uses five Primary Mathematics Textbooks as a source of problems and to repeatedly illustrate several themes, including: (a) How the nature of a mathematics topic suggests an order for developing it in the classroom. (b) How topics are developed through "teaching sequences" which begin with easy problems and incrementally progress until the topic is mastered. (c) How the mathematics builds on itself through the grades. Elementary Geometry for Teachers is the sequel to Elementary Mathematics for Teachers.