Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, A (10th Edition)

The mathematically minded professionals of Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, and Johnny W. Lott pull from their expansive repertoires to present students with a market-leading resource in their textbook entitled Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, A (10th Edition), ISBN 9780321570550. This all-inclusive introductory text is geared toward any reader interested in learning more about the elementary educational realm of mathematics instruction, specifically those on the path to becoming future teachers. A skills-based approach is presented with an added focus on active and collaborative learning which is becoming more necessary and prevalent in the elementary classroom. Thoroughly revised coverage of concepts and instructional strategies is integrated providing students with the preparation that they will need to be successful elementary mathematics educators. The expert at the helm of Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, A (10th Edition) is that of Rick Billstein. Currently serving as a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Montana, he has worked in mathematics teacher education at the university for 40 years. Billstein is also currently conducting research in the areas of curriculum development and mathematics teacher education. Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, and Johnny W. Lott have chosen to map out the concepts of this book across 12 comprehensive chapters. Topics presented in these chapters include an introduction to problem solving, sets, whole numbers, and functions, numeration systems and whole-number computation, integers and number theory, rational numbers as fractions, as well as decimals, percents, and real numbers. Other concepts discussed include probability, data analysis, statistics, introductory geometry, constructions, congruence, and similarity, concepts of measurement, and finally, motion geometry and tessellations.