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More information on the book
Look at the table of contents
View some sample pages from the book
View a sample annotated lecture
Slides for presentations given at the Core Knowledge National Conference in Atlanta on March 5, 2004.
Ask for an evaluation copy
Instructor's Page
- This page includes annotated lectures, sample syllabi, sample tests, etc.
- The page is also password protected. For access, please send an email stating your name and school affiliation. After you have been verified as an instructor you will receive an email with a user-id and password.
A list of Errata and Clarifications for the book
Purchasing and ordering: Individuals and bookstores can purchase this book, alone or as a package with the five associated Primary Math texts, from our book distributor SingaporeMath.com at this page.
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A Note From the Authors:

Liping Ma's influential book "Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics" showed that math educators and mathematicians agree on many specifics about what mathematics elementary school teachers should know to teach effectively. Her book points towards a real solution to the problem of educating prospective elementary teachers. Unfortunately, Ma's book is not suitable as a mathematics textbook, and none of the current textbooks on the market (which we know of) follow her path.

``Elementary Mathematics for Teachers'' is our effort to construct a mathematics course for elementary teachers that incorporates Liping Ma's insights about effective teacher knowledge. It is a mathematics book designed to set prospective teachers on the road to developing what Ma termed a ``Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics.'' We hope that it will appeal to mathematicians and educators. In fact, mathematicians and math educators are currently working together on successful courses which use our textbook.