How to Succeed Studying Mathematics

A Self-Help Guide
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-07324-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This richly illustrated book supports students studying maths at later secondary school or university. It offers guidance and tips on how to get the most from studying maths and aims to encourage students when the going gets tougher. It also provides guidance on the kind of careers available to those who have studied maths, and how to progress into such opportunities.

The book consists of a series of 19 checklists on different aspects of learning maths, together with more detailed explanation. The intention is that, having read the book, learners may return to the checklists when they need support or encouragement. There are original illustrations by Vanilla Beer throughout the book.

The intended readership is later secondary (in England, Key Stage 4 or 5) or university students studying maths or related subjects like statistics or data science.

Zielgruppe

AS/A2 and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradshaw, Noel-Ann

Mann, Tony

Weitere Mitwirkende

Beer, Vanilla

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0. Why we wrote this book 1. Be happy doing maths 2. Manage your confidence 3. Know your enemies - develop your personal productive habits 4. “I’m not good enough – others are better at maths than I am” 5. “I’m not good enough – I didn’t do well in my exams” 6. “But mathematicians don’t look like me” 7. Being stuck 8. What to do when you don’t understand something 9. What if you feel maths isn’t for you 10. Working with others 11. How to read a maths book 12. How to watch a maths video 13. How to prepare for assessment in mathematics – timed exams 14. How to prepare for assessment in mathematics – coursework 15. Where maths can take you in your future career 16. Choosing a university degree 17. Project and dissertation work 18. Making the most of placements and internships 19. Preparing for employment 20. Conclusion 21. Checklists

Über Autor(innen)

Noel-Ann Bradshaw is Professor of Operational Research and Mathematics Education and a senior manager at the University of Greenwich. She is Chair of the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK (JMC) and a member of the Royal Society’s Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME). As well as working in academia, she has also spent time in industry as a Senior Data Scientist working on problems related to supply chain optimisation. She is also known for her research on Florence Nightingale’s contribution to statistics and use and management of data.

Tony Mann teaches at the University of Greenwich, where his roles include recruitment and outreach. His research interests include the history of mathematics, and he is a former President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics. He is one of the editors of Mathematics at the Meridian: the history of mathematics at Greenwich (CRC Press, 2020)

Vanilla Beer is a painter based in France. Her work has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions, in Britain, France, the USA, and elsewhere, and her paintings feature in her books Prenez Mangez et Vivez and Saints in Paint. She is also the author of the cartoon biography Stafford Beer: the Father of Management Cybernetics (with Allenna Leonard) and most recently of Death: a Work in Progress.