MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01830cam a2200253 a 4500
001 2008023832
003 DLC
005 20090205131629.0
008 080530s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008023832
020 $a9780820452401 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aQA63$b.D36 2008
082 00 $a510$222
100 1 $aDanesi, Marcel,$d1946-
245 10 $aProblem-solving in mathematics :$ba semiotic perspective for educators and teachers /$cMarcel Danesi.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bPeter Lang Pub.,$cc2008.
300 $aix, 234 p. ;$bill. ;$c23 cm.
490 0 $aCritic of institutions ;$vvol. 16
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-229) and index.
505 0 $aProblem-solving -- Defining a mathematical problem -- Semiotics and mathematics -- Semiotics and problem-solving -- Teaching numbers as signs -- Math competence -- Problems in arithmetic -- Defining an arithmetical problem -- Teaching the basic operations -- Teaching fractions and decimals -- Teaching other operations -- Arithmetical competence -- Problems in algebra -- Defining an algebraic problem -- Teaching the algebraic operations -- Teaching equations -- Algebraic competence -- Using historical anecdotes -- Story problems -- Defining a story problem -- A thematic typology -- Inter-code translation -- Conceptual metaphor theory -- Pedagogical questions -- Geometric and other problems -- Geometry problems -- Coordinate geometry problems -- Problems in combinatorics -- Problems in probability -- Heuristic problem-solving -- Semiotic pedagogy -- Representing structure -- The interconnectedness principle -- Logical strategies -- Set theory -- Overview and reflections.
650 0 $aProblem solving$xStudy and teaching.
650 0 $aMathematics$xStudy and teaching.
650 0 $aSemiotics.