Mason J., Burton L., Stacey K. Thinking Mathematically

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Pearson, 2010. - 264 pages.

Thinking Mathematically is invaluable for anyone who wishes to promote mathematical thinking in others or for anyone who has always wondered what lies at the core of mathematics.

The text has been updated with 77 fresh problems matched to curriculum topics together with links between those topics and the original problems.
There is a new preface describing the origins and uses of the first edition
New chapter correlates mathematical processes with the natural powers that every leaer has already demonstrated in leaing to speak.

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