Publication Date
1999
Abstract
Students require a rich variety of hands-on geometric experiences before they progress to more formal traditional geometric instruction. This fact has often been ignored in the mathematics preparation of today’s teachers. At the University of Virginia a new general education geometry course, The Shape of Space, is being developed that focuses on obtaining deep understandings of elementary geometry through physical and visual activities.
Volume
2
Issue
2
First Page
117
Last Page
120
Rights
© Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25891/87S9-A892
Recommended Citation
Pitt, L. D.
(1999)
"Informal Geometry in the Preparation of Teachers: A New Mathematics Course at the University of Virginia,"
Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 22.
Available at:
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jmsce_vamsc/vol2/iss2/22
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