Problem-solving in mathematics
Subtitle: a semiotic perspective for educators and teachers
By: Marcel Danesi.
Series: Critic of institutions -- v. 16
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820452401
Subjects: Problem solving -- Study and teaching; Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Semiotics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Problem-solving; title: Defining a mathematical problem; title: Semiotics and mathematics; title: Semiotics and problem-solving; title: Teaching numbers as signs; title: Math competence; title: Problems in arithmetic; title: Defining an arithmetical problem; title: Teaching the basic operations; title: Teaching fractions and decimals; title: Teaching other operations; title: Arithmetical competence; title: Problems in algebra; title: Defining an algebraic problem; title: Teaching the algebraic operations; title: Teaching equations; title: Algebraic competence; title: Using historical anecdotes; title: Story problems; title: Defining a story problem; title: A thematic typology; title: Inter-code translation; title: Conceptual metaphor theory; title: Pedagogical questions; title: Geometric and other problems; title: Geometry problems; title: Coordinate geometry problems; title: Problems in combinatorics; title: Problems in probability; title: Heuristic problem-solving; title: Semiotic pedagogy; title: Representing structure; title: The interconnectedness principle; title: Logical strategies; title: Set theory; title: Overview and reflections.