Author Description

"As the mathematics community moves to adopt more interactive teaching methods, instructors need more knowledge of student thinking to anticipate and understand what students do and say while engaged in active learning. This book provides access to knowledge of student thinking that seasoned instructors acquire through years of teaching experience. It serves as a resource for college mathematics teachers and college-level professional development programs. Each chapter provides examples of student thinking on a major topic in the undergraduate curriculum, analyzes that thinking, and summarizes findings from education research that provide insights into how students think about and learn such ideas"--Back cover