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FUNDAMENTALS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL
by B Baumslag (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
This unique book presents a personal and global approach to teaching mathematics at university level. It is impressively broad in its scope, and thought-provoking in its advice. The author writes with a love of his subject and the benefit of a long and varied career. He compares and contrasts various educational systems and philosophies. Furthermore, by constantly drawing on his own experiences and those of his colleagues, he offers useful suggestions on how teachers can respond to the problems they face. This book will interest educationalists, policy advisers, administrators, lecturers, and instructors of lecturers.
Contents:
- Education Systems in Brief
- The Expansion of Education
- Aims
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Universities and Government
- Teaching
- Study Skills
- Rules of Teaching
- Organisation and Examinations
- Planning
- Methods of Teaching and Equipment
- Lecturer's Approach
- Some Practical Points
- Assessment of Teaching
Readership: Academics and lecturers involved in mathematics teaching at higher
education level.
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Pub. date: Mar 2000 |
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