Primary Arithmetic (Classic Reprint): First Year, for the Use of Teachers - Softcover

Speer, William W.

 
9781332329458: Primary Arithmetic (Classic Reprint): First Year, for the Use of Teachers

Synopsis

This book examines the teaching of mathematics through the lens of developing precise mathematical judgments. The author argues that moving from vague to specific mathematical ideas is a gradual evolution dependent on the child's experience and abilities, and that exact quantitative relations cannot be established without analyzing and synthesizing. The author further suggests presenting undivided magnitudes as wholes to foster the perception of mathematical relations and to induce the habit of looking from one magnitude to another, rather than focusing on the relation of the compared wholes. This book is a valuable resource for broadening the mind and creating powerful mathematical thinkers by promoting progress in the discovery of relations of magnitude. It will aid teachers in bringing mathematical teaching into accord with educational principles and provide a solid foundation for mathematical reasoning.

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