Investigations in Algebra

Erscheinungsjahr 1990
ISBN: 978-0-262-53071-2
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 632 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 202 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 1347 g

Reihe: Exploring with LOGO

Investigations in Algebra departs from a preoccupation with calculus as the ultimate goal of and the universal introduction to advanced mathematics by using Logo to explore combinatorics, number theory, the study of discrete functions, and other topics that are not on the traditional path to calculus. This approach encourages students to participate actively in exciting mathematics, developing in them a facility for abstraction and an appreciation for the power of mathematical methods. Most of the projects in the first two parts of the book have been worked through by students at Woburn High School, often without assistance from a teacher. In three parts, Investigations in Algebra emphasizes the treatment of functions as concrete objects modeled as Logo procedures, applies the techniques of induction and recursion to combinatorial problems, and takes up topics in number theory (including unique factorization congruence, and multiplicative functions). Integral to the presentation are numerous carefully constructed problems routine exercises, long term projects, and open ended experiments - developed in twenty years of classroom use.Investigations in Algebra is included in the series Exploring with Logo, edited by E. Paul Goldenberg.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cuoco, Albert

Cuoco, Albert A.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Algebra Homologische Algebra

Über Autor(innen)

Cuoco, Albert A.
Albert Cuoco teaches mathematics at Woburn High School, in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Randolph Blake is Centennial Professor of Psychology,a Fellow of the Kennedy Center for Integrative Development, and a member of the Venderbilt Vision Center, at Vanderbilt University.