文档介绍：Mathematics Content
for Elementary Teachers
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Mathematics Content
for Elementary Teachers
Douglas K. Brumbaugh
Peggy L. Moch
MaryE Wilkinson
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS
2005 Mahwah, New Jersey London
Copyright © 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brumbaugh, Douglas K., 1939-
Mathematics content for elementary teachers / Douglas K. Brumbaugh, Peggy L. Moch,
MaryE Wilkinson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-4247-0 (acid-free paper)
1. Mathematics—Study and teaching (Elementary). I. Moch, Peggy L. II. Wilkinson,
MaryE . III. Title.
2004
-dc22 2004050674
CIP
Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper,
and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability.
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In loving memory of Pat and Web Brumbaugh
To Shawn, Mike, Jennifer, and Laura, Doug's kids
To Linda Brumbaugh, simply the best
In loving memory of Elma McGrew Moch,
Flossie Jenkins McGrew, and Mary Wheeler Jenkins,
who all cherished and encouraged their children to learn
despite being denied the opportunity for much
of a formal education of their own.
To Julie, Peggy's favorite and only child
To Grady
To all our teachers
To students: past, present, and future
Contents in Brief
Preface xv
Personal Acknowledgments xxi
About the Authors xxiii
1 Guiding Principles 1
2 Number and Operations 9
3 Algebra 117
4 Geometry 133
5 Measurement 151
6 Data Analysis and Probability 1