Australian Mathematics Teacher back issues from June 2008:
The spirit of investigation: modifying Pascal and Fibonacci.(Blaise Pascal, Fibonacci Sequence)(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; ... Introduction Using investigations in teaching mathematics has for many years become an established feature of most curricula around the world. And with good reason. Investigations can be a vehicle for enabling children to experience the genuine excitement that comes from ...
Students' conceptual understanding and critical thinking: a case for concept maps and vee-diagrams in mathematics problem solving.
Jun 22, 2008; ... Introduction Student teachers' usual feedback after teaching practicum revolves around issues of what to teach, and how to teach it. While the former emphasises knowledge and skills to be developed, the latter is a pedagogical issue of teaching strategies and student activities ....
Prime numbers.(Discovery)
Jun 22, 2008; ... Prime numbers The word "prime" comes from the Latin word "primus" meaning "first" or "most important." Hence we have prime minister, prime mover, prime suspect and prime number. A prime number (or prime, for short) is defined as any natural number which has just two factors, ...
[pi] division and addition.
Jun 22, 2008; ... The number [pi] In AMT Volume 64 Number 1 we saw that the number [pi][approximately or equal to] 3.14159 is defined to be the ratio C/d of the circumference C to the diameter d of any given circle. In particular, [pi] measures the circumference of a circle of diameter d = 1 ....
An introduction to regression.(Calculator And Computer Technology User Service)
Jun 22, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sir Francis Galton (1822--1911) studied medicine at Cambridge but when his father died in 1844 he no longer needed to work so he embarked on a tour of the Nile. After some exploration of Namibia he gave up travelling and settled to a life of science. ...
Exploring the possibilities of using tic-tac-toe to think and communicate about mathematics.
Jun 22, 2008; ... Doing mathematics, and thinking about how you are doing it at the same time, are not the easiest things to do. It is even more difficult if students are not aware that they should be attempting both processes at the same time. They are likely to concentrate on the immediate task of "doing" ...
Fixing misconceptions: Length, area and volume.(Diversions)(Reprint)
Jun 22, 2008; ... Fixing misconceptions: Length, area and volume Originally published in (2004) Prime Number, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 8-14.] Consider the following situations involving perimeter, area, volume and mass, and the children's misconceptions. What can teachers do to help them to understand ...
The function concept in middle-years mathematics.
Jun 22, 2008; ... The concept of function is now included in most mathematics curricula, usually starting in the early years. Study of the concept begins as students work with number patterns and sequences. It is intended that function ideas will be formalised gradually as the students move through the ...