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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAnthem Press
ISBN-100857286668
ISBN-139780857286666
eBay Product ID (ePID)102924957
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages148 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePlay's the Thing : Mathematical Games for the Classroom and Beyond
SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics, Recreations & Games
Publication Year2011
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorAlan Lipp
Subject AreaMathematics, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2010-051140
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal510.71
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Prologue: To the Teacher; Act 0: To the Student; Act 1: Blockers; Act 2: Nimble; Act 3: More Variations; Act 4: Take Away 1, 2, 3; Act 5: Two Piles: A Hidden Game; Act 6: Two Piles 1, 2, 3; Act 7: Nim; Act 8: Flit; Act 9: Mr Flit; Act 10: Landis; Act 11: Add'em Up; Act 12: Connect-the-Dots; Act 13: Boxes; Act 14: Hold That Line; Act 15: The Fifteen Game; Act 16: Sliders; Act 17: Lynch; Act 18: Progression: Down and Up; Act 19: Harder Stuff; Answers
SynopsisThe book presents 18 games and develops the concepts of game analysis and winning strategies. Students are encouraged to play these mathematical games together, collect data developed through their play, and analyze the data to develop a winning strategy. The book provides the basis for a six- to eight-week unit on mathematical games. Each chapter also functions as a self-contained and independent exploration so that selected chapters may be used as supplementary classroom investigations or as independent projects. The book includes both familiar games (such as Quadrangles and Nim) and many others that will be new and exciting to most readers. Through the exploration of mathematical games, 'The Play's the Thing' introduces teachers and students to the fun of play and to the mathematics behind the fun., 'The Play's the Thing' presents 18 games and develops the concepts of game analysis and winning strategies. Students are encouraged to play these mathematical games together, collect data developed through their play, and analyze the data to develop a winning strategy., The book presents 18 games and develops the concepts of game analysis and winning strategies. Students are encouraged to play these mathematical games together, collect data developed through their play, and analyze the data to develop a winning strategy. Through the exploration of mathematical games, 'The Play's the Thing' introduces teachers and students to the fun of play and to the mathematics behind the fun.