Addressing continuing mathematical deficiencies with advanced mathematical diagnostic testing
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
June 2013; p ublished online April 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
Dublin Institute of Technology offers students a number of different routes into engineering, allowing many non-standard entrants the opportunity to study the discipline provided they...
Adrain, Robert (1775–1843), mathematician and university teacher
in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 955 words.
Adrain, Robert (1775–1843), mathematician and university teacher, was born on 30 September 1775 in Carrickfergus, Ireland, the eldest of five children. His father, a teacher and maker of...
A-Level Mathematics Examinations as a Fair Assessment of the Needs of Students Post-GCSE Intermediate and Higher Tiers
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
December 1997; p ublished online December 1997 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
Mathematics provision post GCSE for those going on to university needs to prepare students for degrees with a high mathematics content and degrees with less mathematical content. A-level...
Algebra and Symbol Sense in the Formation of Engineers
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
December 1999; p ublished online December 1999 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
This paper presents an analysis of the educational reforms of the 1980s and 90s, which resulted in a decreasing emphasis on teaching and learning algebra in schools. The argument is made...
Allen, Thomas (1540?–1632), mathematician and antiquary
in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Education; Mathematics. 933 words.
Allen, Thomas (1540
Alternating series convergence: a visual proof
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
June 2006; p ublished online June 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
We describe a picture proof of the Alternating Series Test which uses simple comparisons of areas of rectangles to establish convergence.
The Amazing Mr. Stirling
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
June 1997; p ublished online June 1997 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
0.4971 and All That-Is there Life after the Calculator?
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
December 1997; p ublished online December 1997 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
This article is an attempt to assess the status and use of the hand-held calculator in the current school curriculum, and to comment on current proposals to restrict its use in the...
Angle concept: a high school and tertiary longitudinal perspective to minimize obstacles
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
March 2017; p ublished online May 2016 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Mathematical Education; Education. 13581 words.
Abstract
The concept of angle emerges in numerous forms as the learning of mathematics and its applications advances through the high school and tertiary...
Applicable problems in the history of mathematics: practical examples for the classroom
in Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
March 2007; p ublished online March 2007 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mathematics; Education. 0 words.
This text has been centered on two main ideas: the specifications of a good problem to be introduced in a classroom; and according to Freudethal's view, the importance of teaching the...
