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Chance Encounters: Probability in Education
. Ed(S): Kapadia, Ramesh; Borovcnik, Manfred
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Description for Chance Encounters: Probability in Education
Paperback. Editor(s): Kapadia, Ramesh; Borovcnik, Manfred. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 433.
This book has been written to fIll a substantial gap in the current literature in mathemat ical education. Throughout the world, school mathematical curricula have incorporated probability and statistics as new topics. There have been many research papers written on specifIc aspects of teaching, presenting novel and unusual approaches to introducing ideas in the classroom; however, there has been no book giving an overview. Here we have decided to focus on probability, making reference to inferential statistics where appropriate; we have deliberately avoided descriptive statistics as it is a separate area and would have made ideas less coherent and the ... Read more
This book has been written to fIll a substantial gap in the current literature in mathemat ical education. Throughout the world, school mathematical curricula have incorporated probability and statistics as new topics. There have been many research papers written on specifIc aspects of teaching, presenting novel and unusual approaches to introducing ideas in the classroom; however, there has been no book giving an overview. Here we have decided to focus on probability, making reference to inferential statistics where appropriate; we have deliberately avoided descriptive statistics as it is a separate area and would have made ideas less coherent and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Series
Mathematics Education Library
Number of Pages
267
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401055635
SKU
V9789401055635
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Chance Encounters: Probability in Education
' I recommand the book as a refreshing step in providing some snapshots of the fascinating area of stochastic thinking, views of the river of change. ' J. Research in Math. Education 24:1 1993