How to Study as a Mathematics Major

Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.

Sprache: Englisch

36,10 €

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

auf Lager, Lieferzeit 1-2 Werktage

Kategorien:

Beschreibung

This no-nonsense book translates mathematics education research-based insights into practical advice for a student audience. It covers every aspect of studying for a mathematics major, from the most abstract intellectual challenges to the everyday business of interacting with lecturers and making good use of study time.

Über den Autor

Lara Alcock is Senior Lecturer in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University, UK. An accomplished undergraduate and graduate mathematician at Warwick, her doctorate was in mathematics education before holding various academic posts including Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education and Mathematics at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Her research focuses on the challenges students encounter as they make the transition from calculation-based to proof-based mathematics. She was awarded the 2012 MAA Seldon Prize for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Mathematics

Introduction

1: Calculation Procedures

2: Abstract Objects

3: Definitions

4: Theorems

5: Proof

6: Proof Types and Tricks

7: Reading Mathematics

8: Writing Mathematics

Part 2: Study Skills

9: Lectures

10: Other People

11: Time Management

12: Panic

13: (Not) Being the Best

14: What Mathematics Professors Do

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Importe , Mathematik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780199661312
ISBN-10:	0199661316
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Alcock, Lara
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	195 x 126 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	Lara Alcock
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.03.2013
Gewicht:	0,296 kg