The teacher-friendly structure of the books blends explanation, investigations, and teacher information, so you can easily incorporate these studies into middle school and secondary mathematics curricula as a contemporary strand of mathematics, enhancing existing lessons and topics. You can also use the Tool Kits as stand-alone units in many courses. Lessons begin with a set of teacher's notes that contain a short overview, prerequisites, curriculum connections, a suggested lesson plan, assignments, and lesson notes.
Icons correlate sections of the book to corresponding points in a traditional curriculum.
Explanation pages, which introduce mathematical content, blackline master investigations, and Further Exploration problems are designed for student use. Transparency masters are provided as visual aids for some lessons. The back of the book contains detailed answers to every problem. Technology tips indicate where graphing calculators, spreadsheets, computer graphics applications, or the World Wide Web can enhance a particu lar lesson. A Tool Kit of Dynamics Activities Iteration is a time-honored process in mathematics, but recent technology allows us to look at iteration with a fresh eye.