Teaching Mathematics Through Games.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capaldi, Mindy.

Series:

Classroom Resource Materials

Classroom Resource Materials ; v.65

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games in mathematics education.

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages)

Place of Publication:

Providence : American Mathematical Society, 2021.

Summary:

Active engagement is the key to learning. You want your students doing something that stimulates them to ask questions and creates a need to know. Teaching Mathematics Through Games presents a variety of classroom-tested exercises and activities that provoke the active learning and curiosity that you hope to promote. These games run the gamut from well-known favorites like SET and Settlers of Catan to original games involving simulating structural inequality in New York or playing Battleship with functions.The book contains activities suitable for a wide variety of college mathematics courses, including general education courses, math for elementary education, probability, calculus, linear algebra, history of math, and proof-based mathematics. Some chapter activities are short term, such as a drop-in lesson for a day, and some are longer, including semester-long projects. All have been tested, refined, and include extensive implementation notes.

Contents:

Tic-tac-whoa!

Using micro robots to develop mathematical thinking

Game changes : building quantitative literacy by simulating structural inequality

Teaching probability using dice and risk

Counting your winnings at casino

Probability problems from the Arkham horror card game

Risk it all or play it safe? Exploring probability through Farkle

Function Battleship

Numeration systems sudoku

Set theory games with Apples to Apples cards

Learning graph theory by designing games

From puzzles to proof-writing : exploring rich mathematical ideas through mechanical puzzles

Mathematical communication games : Telestrations in the mathematics classroom

Game, SET, algebra!

Off to a good start : using mathematics to evaluate settlement locations in Catan

Bandits on a wall

Get in the 'Sonne : using Carcassonne to explore mathematics.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4704-6539-6

OCLC:

1253353188