My motto (for this month, at least):
In real life, every math problem is a word problem.
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I'm a professor in the Math Department at California State University, San Bernardino. I'm very involved in math education, especially teacher education, curriculum writing, ethnomathematics, and popularization. My mathematical background includes work in geometry, algebra, and number theory. |
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These web pages haven't changed in a while. I'm writing books, and all my new ideas are going there. |
Math 301C (Fundamental Concepts
of Mathematics for Educators C; for future elementary and middle
school teachers)
Math 301B (Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators B; for future elementary and middle school teachers)
Math 301B (Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators B; for future elementary and middle school teachers)
Syllabus. Contains instructions for getting into Moodle, where you will find the rest of the course materials. Send me an e-mail to get the Moodle enrolment key.
Math 199 (Technology in Math Education through Problem Solving; for secondary teachers)
Syllabus.
Contains instructions for getting into Moodle, where you will find
the rest of the course materials. Send me an e-mail to get the Moodle
enrolment key.
Fall: Math 301A (Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators A; for future elementary and middle school teachers)
Winter: Math 301B (Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators B; for future elementary and middle school teachers)
Spring: Math 301C (Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics for Educators C; for future elementary and middle school teachers)
Teaching math with spreadsheets
A somewhat random collection of explanations of mathematical topics that aren't usually explained well in textbooks.
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Tell Time with your Feet: a K-8 Math Lesson. From the Outdoor Math course in the Certificate in Mathematics Enrichment for K-8 Teachers. |
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Clock Arithmetic. Includes secret decoders and online calculators. Nontechnical explanations. For kids (5th grade and up?) and adults. |
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The Number Bracelets Game. Fun patterns with numbers to explore. For kids and adults. |
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Geometry for Middle School Teachers A geometry course for prospective middle school math teachers, Math 129. This course was offered winter quarter, 1997, 1998, and 1999. Most course materials are on the web. There are some interactive geometric diagrams and demonstrations, constructed using Java Sketchpad. |
The design of crazed
runners at the top of the page is a frieze pattern which has
translations and glide reflections as symmetries. My favorite program
for making symmetric patterns is Tess
(shareware).
My
first marathon. (jpg format)
To CSUSB Math Department Home Page.
Susan Addington
e-mail: saddingt at csusb dot edu
[I'm
trying to cut down on spam robots. Replace the word “at” with @,
and “dot” with a period to send e-mail.]
Math Department
California
State University
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA
92407
(909) 537-5362
fax: (909) 537-7119
Last modified April 23, 2007.
