National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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294- Learn It First, and then Prove It

Thursday, April 18, 2013: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
401/402 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Paul A. Foerster

Handouts
  • nctm foerster denver 294.pdf (3.1 MB)

  • For students, proving something in mathematics may be likened to crossing a raging river. If we first provide a lifeline to the other side, the student is less likely to be swept away. Come see how you can do this, from the quadratic formula in algebra 1 through identities in trig to the fundamental theorem in calculus.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

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