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Motivation Math, Level 6
by The Editors at Mentoring MindsCritical Thinking for Life! 6th grade Math test prep for TEKS
Motivational Profiles in TIMSS Mathematics: Exploring Student Clusters Across Countries and Time (IEA Research for Education #7)
by Gavin T. Brown Michalis P. Michaelides Hanna Eklöf Elena C. PapanastasiouThis open access book presents a person-centered exploration of student profiles, using variables related to motivation to do school mathematics derived from the IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data. Statistical cluster analysis is used to identify groups of students with similar motivational profiles, across grades and over time, for multiple participating countries.While motivational variables systematically relate to school outcomes, linear relationships can obscure the diverse makeup of student subgroups, each with varying combinations of motivation, emotions, and attitudes. In this book, a person-centered analysis of distinct and meaningful motivational profiles and their differences on sociodemographic variables and mathematics performance broadens understanding about the role that motivation characteristics play in learning and achievement in mathematics. Exploiting the richness of IEA’s TIMSS data from many countries, extracted clusters reveal consistent, as well as certain nuanced patterns that are systematically linked to sociodemographic and achievement measures. Student clusters with inconsistent motivational profiles were found in all countries; mathematics self-confidence then emerged as the variable more closely associated with average achievement. The findings demonstrate that teachers, researchers, and policymakers need to take into account differential student profiles, prioritizing techniques that target skill and competence in mathematics, in educational efforts to develop student motivation.
Motivationale Aspekte mathematischer Lernprozesse: Eine Untersuchung zu professionellen Kompetenzen der Motivationsförderung im Mathematikunterricht (Bielefelder Schriften zur Didaktik der Mathematik #7)
by Maximilian HettmannIn diesem Open-Access-Buch werden professionelle Kompetenzen von angehenden Mathematiklehrkräften untersucht, die sie zur Förderung des Mathematiklernens und zur Motivationsförderung von Schüler*innen mit Lernschwierigkeiten benötigen. Dazu werden zunächst Grundsätze der Förderung dieser Schüler*innengruppe formuliert und, unter Berücksichtigung der Forschung zu professionellen Kompetenzen von Lehrkräften, ein Modell der professionellen Kompetenz, motiviertes Lernen zu fördern, entwickelt. In zwei Studien wird die Entwicklung der Kompetenzfacetten im Rahmen einer universitären Veranstaltung mit Praxisphase betrachtet und ein systematischer Einblick in die, in der Praxisphase gezeigte, Unterstützungspraxis der angehenden Lehrkräfte gegeben.
Motivic Integration (Progress In Mathematics Ser. #325)
by Johannes Nicaise Antoine Chambert-Loir Julien SebagThis monograph focuses on the geometric theory of motivic integration, which takes its values in the Grothendieck ring of varieties. This theory is rooted in a groundbreaking idea of Kontsevich and was further developed by Denef & Loeser and Sebag. It is presented in the context of formal schemes over a discrete valuation ring, without any restriction on the residue characteristic. The text first discusses the main features of the Grothendieck ring of varieties, arc schemes, and Greenberg schemes. It then moves on to motivic integration and its applications to birational geometry and non-Archimedean geometry. Also included in the work is a prologue on p-adic analytic manifolds, which served as a model for motivic integration. With its extensive discussion of preliminaries and applications, this book is an ideal resource for graduate students of algebraic geometry and researchers of motivic integration. It will also serve as a motivation for more recent and sophisticated theories that have been developed since.
Mount Rushmore of the New York Mets: The Best Players by Decade to Wear the Orange and Blue
by Brett TopelMount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota, is one of the most iconic landmarks in the United States. The face of the mountain features 60-foot heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. It depicts four of the greatest men our country has ever known. In recent years, it has become fashionable for sports fans to select the Mount Rushmore of their franchise&’s history. For some franchise&’s, which have been around for 100+ years, it can be a daunting task. Even for younger franchises, such as the New York Mets, picking a Mount Rushmore can be a challenge. Mostly because fans always seem to favor players that they have seen play—leading older and younger fans to differ on who belongs carved on that fictional mountain in Queens. In 2015, Major League Baseball announced its decision for each team&’s Mount Rushmore. For the Mets, voters chose Keith Hernandez, Mike Piazza, Tom Seaver, and David Wright. No one would argue that Tom Seaver is on the franchise&’s Mount Rushmore. He was, after all, &“The Franchise.&” Some might even argue that the Mets&’ Mount Rushmore is Tom Seaver four times! However, that not-withstanding, when it comes to rounding out the other three players, did MLB get it right?? Thankfully, Mount Rushmore of the New York Mets tackles such a question. Covering the team by decade, author Brett Topel share the best players from the team&’s almost sixty-year history. From Jerry Koosman and Ed Kranepool, Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, to Edgardo Alfonzo and Jose Reyes, each decade is covered, reliving the highs and lows of the Metropolitans. So whether you remember the Miracle Mets, the Amazin&’ run of 1986, or the almost of the 2000s, Mount Rushmore of the New York Mets breaks down the fan favorites who earned their prominence in the Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium, and Citi Field.
Mouvement brownien, martingales et calcul stochastique
by Jean-Francois Le GallCet ouvrage propose une approche concise mais complète de la théorie de l'intégrale stochastique dans le cadre général des semimartingales continues. Après une introduction au mouvement brownien et à ses principales propriétés, les martingales et les semimartingales continues sont présentées en détail avant la construction de l'intégrale stochastique. Les outils du calcul stochastique, incluant la formule d'Itô, le théorème d'arrêt et de nombreuses applications, sont traités de manière rigoureuse. Le livre contient aussi un chapitre sur les processus de Markov et un autre sur les équations différentielles stochastiques, avec une preuve détaillée des propriétés markoviennes des solutions. De nombreux exercices permettent au lecteur de se familiariser avec les techniques du calcul stochastique. This book offers a rigorous and self-contained approach to the theory of stochastic integration and stochastic calculus within the general framework of continuous semimartingales. The main tools of stochastic calculus, including Itô's formula, the optional stopping theorem and the Girsanov theorem are treated in detail including many important applications. Two chapters are devoted to general Markov processes and to stochastic differential equations, with a complete derivation of Markovian properties of solutions in the Lipschitz case. Numerous exercises help the reader to get acquainted with the techniques of stochastic calculus.
Move On Maths Ages 9-11: 50+ Flexible Maths Activities (Move on Maths!)
by John TaylorMove on Maths! offers versatile, tried and tested maths resources for nine to eleven years for you to use in the way that is most suitable for your pupils. The units give you flexible ideas, rather then prescriptive lessons and support the Renewed Primary Framework for mathematics. The PNS Framework objectives are clearly shown for every sheet, followed by unit learning outcomes, so it’s easy to choose the right worksheet to suit you and your children’s needs. contains more than fifty stand-alone photocopiable units in four strands to be used in class or as homework tasks, complete with teachers' notes and answers to help your planning broadens understanding of four key numeracy strands from the Renewed Primary Framework: Using and applying mathematics; Understanding Shape; Measuring; Handling Data contains a bank of short, sharp exercises, problems and fun starter activities and games to kick start your maths lesson with the whole class includes challenges to extend your gifted and talented learners or early finishers covers PNS Framework objectives and learning outcomes for a two year span, Year 5 and 6 ideal for mixed-age classes.
Move On Maths! Ages 7-9: 50+ Flexible Maths Activities (Move on Maths!)
by John TaylorMove on Maths! offers versatile, tried and tested maths resources for 7-9 years for you to use in the way that is most suitable for your pupils. The units give you flexible ideas, rather then prescriptive lessons and support the Renewed Primary Framework for mathematics. The PNS Framework objectives are clearly shown for every sheet, followed by unit learning outcomes, so it’s easy to choose the right worksheet to suit you and your children’s needs. Contains more than fifty stand-alone photocopiable units in four strands to be used in class or as homework tasks, complete with teachers' notes and answers to help your planning Broadens understanding of four key numeracy strands from the Renewed Primary Framework: Using and applying mathematics; Understanding Shape; Measuring; Handling Data Contains a bank of short, sharp exercises, problems and fun starter activities and games to kick start your maths lesson with the whole class Includes challenges to extend your gifted and talented learners or early finishers Covers PNS Framework objectives and learning outcomes for a two year span, Year 3 and 4 Ideal for mixed-age classes
Move Up: Why Some Cultures Advance While Others Don't
by Clotaire Rapaille Andrés RoemerWith an abundance of data and evidence, Move UP explores the societal and biological factors that determine whether cultures are able to ascend socially, economically and intellectually. This provocative, ambitious and entertaining book devises a formula that will allow countries and individuals to assess their own potential for upward mobility. Drawing on science and statistics as much as on human instinct and emotion, Move UP reconsiders the modern world with a motion to improving it.
Moving Acoustic Sources: Theory, Applications and Localization (Springer-AAS Acoustics Series)
by Martin Ochmann Rafael PiscoyaThis book highlights the mathematical, physical, and technical properties of moving acoustic sources. Authors consider point sources and infinite or finite line sources moving along various curves in three-dimensional space. After studying the general theory of such sources, the frequency spectrum and the associated Doppler shift are derived explicitly for different trajectories. The sound radiation in half-spaces with a locally reacting and homogeneous ground is investigated in detail based on the knowledge of closed-form solutions for the stationary impulse response. An important field of application is the localization of moving sources. Among other approaches, an equivalent source method in the time domain is used to develop an effective source localisation method. Important practical applications are explored with these techniques, e.g. the detection of noise sources from trains and airplanes. The research results published in this book are mainly obtained within the three-year project “Localization and identification of moving noise sources” funded by the German Research Foundation.
Moving Boundary PDE Analysis: Biomedical Applications in R
by William SchiesserMathematical models stated as systems of partial differential equations (PDEs) are broadly used in biology, chemistry, physics and medicine (physiology). These models describe the spatial and temporial variations of the problem system dependent variables, such as temperature, chemical and biochemical concentrations and cell densities, as a function of space and time (spatiotemporal distributions). For a complete PDE model, initial conditions (ICs) specifying how the problem system starts and boundary conditions (BCs) specifying how the system is defined at its spatial boundaries, must also be included for a well-posed PDE model. In this book, PDE models are considered for which the physical boundaries move with time. For example, as a tumor grows, its boundary moves outward. In atherosclerosis, the plaque formation on the arterial wall moves inward, thereby restricting blood flow with serious consequences such as stroke and myocardial infarction (heart attack). These two examples are considered as applications of the reported moving boundary PDE (MBPDE) numerical method (algorithm). The method is programmed in a set of documented routines coded in R, a quality, open-source scientific programming system. The routines are provided as a download so that the reader/analyst/researcher can use MFPDE models without having to first study numerical methods and computer programming.
Moving Finite Element Method: Fundamentals and Applications in Chemical Engineering
by Rui Manuel Almeida Maria do Coimbra Alirio Egidio Rodrigues Jaime Duarte Rodrigues Rui Jorge RobaloThis book focuses on process simulation in chemical engineering with a numerical algorithm based on the moving finite element method (MFEM). It offers new tools and approaches for modeling and simulating time-dependent problems with moving fronts and with moving boundaries described by time-dependent convection-reaction-diffusion partial differential equations in one or two-dimensional space domains. It provides a comprehensive account of the development of the moving finite element method, describing and analyzing the theoretical and practical aspects of the MFEM for models in 1D, 1D+1d, and 2D space domains. Mathematical models are universal, and the book reviews successful applications of MFEM to solve engineering problems. It covers a broad range of application algorithm to engineering problems, namely on separation and reaction processes presenting and discussing relevant numerical applications of the moving finite element method derived from real-world process simulations.
Moving Shape Analysis and Control: Applications to Fluid Structure Interactions
by Marwan Moubachir Jean-Paul ZolesioProblems involving the evolution of two- and three-dimensional domains arise in many areas of science and engineering. Emphasizing an Eulerian approach, Moving Shape Analysis and Control: Applications to Fluid Structure Interactions presents valuable tools for the mathematical analysis of evolving domains.The book illustrates the efficie
Moving Straight Ahead, Linear Relationships
by Glenda Lappan James T. Fey William M. FitzgeraldNIMAC-sourced textbook
Moving Straight Ahead: Linear Relationships
by Glenda Lappan James T. Fey Susan N. Friel Elizabeth Difanis PhillipsNIMAC-sourced textbook
Moving Straight Ahead: Linear Relationships (Connected Mathematics)
by Glenda Lappan James T. Fey Susan N. Friel Elizabeth Difanis PhillipsThe contents of this book include: Moving Straight Ahead, Linear Relationships, Walking Rates, Exploring Linear Relationships with Graphs and Tables, Solving Equations, Exploring Slope: Connecting Rates and Ratios, English/Spanish Glossary, etc.
Moving Straight Ahead: Linear Relationships (Texas)
by Inc. Glenda Lappan James T. Fey William M. Fitzgerald Susan N. Friel Elizabeth Difanis Phillips WestWordsNIMAC-sourced textbook
Moving Through Dimensions: A Mathematics Unit for High Ability Learners in Grades 6-8
by Clg Of William And Mary/Ctr Gift EdMoving Through Dimensions approaches spatial reasoning through one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional tasks designed for students in the middle school grades. The unit also asks students to explore the transition between dimensions and representations of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions. This book includes pre- and postassessments, multiple reproducible materials, and lessons based on NCTM standards.Moving Through Dimensions was developed by the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary to offer advanced curriculum supported by years of research. The Center's materials have received national recognition from the United States Department of Education and the National Association for Gifted Children, and they are widely used both nationally and internationally.Each of the books in this series offers curriculum that focuses on advanced content and higher level processes. The science units contain simulations of real-world problems, and students experience the work of real science by using data-handling skills, analyzing information, and evaluating results. The mathematics units provide sophisticated ideas and concepts, challenging extensions, higher order thinking skills, and opportunities for student exploration based on interest. These materials are a must for any teacher seeking to challenge and engage learners and increase achievement.Grades 6-8
Moving from IBM® SPSS® to R and RStudio®: A Statistics Companion
by Howard T. TokunagaAre you a researcher or instructor who has been wanting to learn R and RStudio®, but you don′t know where to begin? Do you want to be able to perform all the same functions you use in IBM® SPSS® in R? Is your license to IBM® SPSS® expiring, or are you looking to provide your students guidance to a freely-available statistical software program? Moving from IBM® SPSS® to R and RStudio®: A Statistics Companion is a concise and easy-to-read guide for users who want to know learn how to perform statistical calculations in R. Brief chapters start with a step-by-step introduction to R and RStudio, offering basic installation information and a summary of the differences. Subsequent chapters walk through differences between SPSS and R, in terms of data files, concepts, and structure. Detailed examples provide walk-throughs for different types of data conversions and transformations and their equivalent in R. Helpful and comprehensive appendices provide tables of each statistical transformation in R with its equivalent in SPSS and show what, if any, differences in assumptions factor to into each function. Statistical tests from t-tests to ANOVA through three-factor ANOVA and multiple regression and chi-square are covered in detail, showing each step in the process for both programs. By focusing just on R and eschewing detailed conversations about statistics, this brief guide gives adept SPSS® users just the information they need to transition their data analyses from SPSS to R.
Moving from IBM® SPSS® to R and RStudio®: A Statistics Companion
by Howard T. TokunagaAre you a researcher or instructor who has been wanting to learn R and RStudio®, but you don′t know where to begin? Do you want to be able to perform all the same functions you use in IBM® SPSS® in R? Is your license to IBM® SPSS® expiring, or are you looking to provide your students guidance to a freely-available statistical software program? Moving from IBM® SPSS® to R and RStudio®: A Statistics Companion is a concise and easy-to-read guide for users who want to know learn how to perform statistical calculations in R. Brief chapters start with a step-by-step introduction to R and RStudio, offering basic installation information and a summary of the differences. Subsequent chapters walk through differences between SPSS and R, in terms of data files, concepts, and structure. Detailed examples provide walk-throughs for different types of data conversions and transformations and their equivalent in R. Helpful and comprehensive appendices provide tables of each statistical transformation in R with its equivalent in SPSS and show what, if any, differences in assumptions factor to into each function. Statistical tests from t-tests to ANOVA through three-factor ANOVA and multiple regression and chi-square are covered in detail, showing each step in the process for both programs. By focusing just on R and eschewing detailed conversations about statistics, this brief guide gives adept SPSS® users just the information they need to transition their data analyses from SPSS to R.
Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt: And Other Intriguing Stories of Mathematical Physics
by Paul J. NahinAn incomparable collection of stimulating math puzzles from bestselling author Paul NahinWhat does quilting have to do with electric circuit theory? The answer is just one of the fascinating ways that best-selling popular math writer Paul Nahin illustrates the deep interplay of math and physics in the world around us in his latest book of challenging mathematical puzzles, Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt. With his trademark combination of intriguing mathematical problems and the historical anecdotes surrounding them, Nahin invites readers on an exciting and informative exploration of some of the many ways math and physics combine to create something vastly more powerful, useful, and interesting than either is by itself.In a series of brief and largely self-contained chapters, Nahin discusses a wide range of topics in which math and physics are mutually dependent and mutually illuminating, from Newtonian gravity and Newton's laws of mechanics to ballistics, air drag, and electricity. The mathematical subjects range from algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus to differential equations, Fourier series, and theoretical and Monte Carlo probability. Each chapter includes problems—some three dozen in all—that challenge readers to try their hand at applying what they have learned. Just as in his other books of mathematical puzzles, Nahin discusses the historical background of each problem, gives many examples, includes MATLAB codes, and provides complete and detailed solutions at the end.Mrs. Perkins's Electric Quilt will appeal to students interested in new math and physics applications, teachers looking for unusual examples to use in class—and anyone who enjoys popular math books.
Mtel General Curriculum 03 Math Subtest & Multi Subject Study Guide Prep Book
by Mtel Curriculum Prep TeamEach section of the test has a comprehensive review created by Test Prep Books that goes into detail to cover all of the content likely to appear on the general curriculum MTEL test. The Test Prep Books MTEL general curriculum practice test questions are each followed by detailed answer explanations. If you miss a question, it’s important that you are able to understand the nature of your mistake and how to avoid making it again in the future. The answer explanations will help you to learn from your mistakes and overcome them. Understanding the latest test-taking strategies is essential to preparing you for what you will expect on the exam. A test taker has to not only understand the material that is being covered on the test, but also must be familiar with the strategies that are necessary to properly utilize the time provided and get through the test without making any avoidable errors. Test Prep Books has drilled down the top test-taking tips for you to know. Anyone planning to take this exam should take advantage of the MTEL review material, practice test questions, and test-taking strategies contained in this Test Prep Books study guide.
Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare's Mathematical Life and Times
by Rob EastawayOpen a new portal into Shakespeare’s words—and his Renaissance life—with math and numbers as your key. Shakespeare’s era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of “zero” to Galileo’s redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare’s plays—and his world—touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more. How reliable was a pocket sundial? Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero? How long was a Scottish mile, and what could you buy for a groat? Do Jupiter’s moons have a cameo in Cymbeline? How did ordinary people use numbers day to day? And might Shakespeare have tried that game-changing invention—the pencil? Full of delights for devotees of both Tudor history and the Bard, Much Ado About Numbers is proof that the arts and sciences have always danced together.
Mugging as a Social Problem (Routledge Revivals)
by Michael PrattFirst published in 1980, Mugging as a Social Problem sets out to remedy the deficiency of serious research on mugging. The work is based on a random sample of over 1000 muggings which occurred within the Metropolitan Police District in the mid-1970s, and the author analyses the results not only in absolute and comparative terms but also against a background of social determinants such as ecology, deprivation and race. Dr. Pratt’s long-term solution is not novel: an all-round improvement in housing, employment and social conditions will eventually remove the circumstances which create muggers; but there are steps, he suggests, which can be taken in the short term to stop mugging by reducing opportunity. However, before any effective measures can be introduced, more facts are needed about the background, motives and methods of the typical mugger: it is just such facts that this study sets out to provide. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, law, urban studies and criminology.