Developing thinking in geometry
By: edited by Sue Johnston-Wilder and John Mason.
Contributors: Johnston-Wilder, Sue.; Mason, John, 1944-
Publisher: Open University in association with Paul Chapman Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781412911689; 9781412911696
Subjects: Geometry -- Study and teaching.; Symmetry (Mathematics) -- Study and teaching.
Description: This book is for people with an interest in geometry, whether as a learner or as a teacher or both. It is concerned with the 'big ideas' of geometry and what it is to understand the process of thinking geometrically.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: Invariance; title: Language and points of view; title: Reasoning based on invariant properties; title: Visualising and representing; title: Invariance in measurement; title: Measuring areas and volumes; title: Geometrical reasoning; title: Visualising; title: Transformations and invariants; title: Language and points of view; title: Reasoning with transformation geometry; title: Visualising transformations; title: Themes and structure; title: Powers, constructs and strategies; title: Epilogue; title: References; title: Index; title: CD-ROM: Interactive geometry files; title: Audio files - imaginings; title: Paper resources.