Making Math Meaningful: A Source Book for High School Math

Description What is this book?  This book is intended both to help a new high school math teacher get started, and to serve as a resource for all high school math teachers.  It is packed with material that standard high school math textbooks never seem to have time for – great stuff that will help to inspire students. Jamie emphasizes a healthy balance between developing skills and having mathematical experiences, and this source book is all about giving students those amazing mathematical experiences. What are we preparing them for?  Certainly, any student graduating high school should be prepared for whatever step comes next in life.  For those who struggle the most with math in high school, I believe that math may be the most important part of their education – not because of the content they are learning, but because of the life lessons (e.g., how to persevere through difficulties, etc.). Other students have a talent for math and may plan on majoring in mathematics, engineering, or science in college. All of our books (including this book and our workbooks) are written to meet the needs of all students. Who can use this book?  Most of the author’s teaching experience is within the Waldorf school system.  Yet this source book can be effectively used by any teacher or homeschooling parent who wishes to teach meaningful, age-appropriate math. This Source Book for High School Math includes: Practical advice for teachers Math curriculum overview Al-Khwarizmiʼs algebra Possibility and probability Greek geometry main lesson Amazing proofs (more than 50) Handouts for students Descriptive geometry Euclidʼs Elements Surveying Sequences and series Math and music Descartes main lesson i as an exponent Projective geometry Calculus main lesson Philosophy of math