Ollerton, Mike.

Getting the buggers to add up. [electronic resource] : - 3rd ed. / Mike Ollerton and Peter Sykes. - London : Continuum, c2012. - xiii, 253 p. : ill.

Previous ed.: published as by Mike Ollerton. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Brimming with tips and inspirational advice on every aspect of teaching maths, this book will prove essential reading for mathematics teachers everywhere. The third edition of this bestselling book for teachers of secondary mathematics has been brought right up to date and benefits from an extra teacher voice. Together, the authors show how active learning and introducing an element of surprise can bring mathematics alive. With a firm focus on problem solving, independent exploration, thinking skills and applying maths to real-life situations, this book contains new ideas, anecdotes and strategies including brand new chapters on functional mathematics, how to make best use of assessment, and teacher and curriculum development. Brimming with useful tips and inspirational advice on every aspect of teaching, this book is essential reading for maths teachers at any stage of their career.




Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781441113955 (e-book)


Mathematics--Study and teaching--Great Britain.
Mathematics.


Electronic books.