Introduction
Part 1: Mathematics
1: Calculation Procedures
2: Abstract Objects
3: Definitions
4: Theorems
5: Proof
6: Proof Types and Tricks
7: Reading Mathematics
8: Writing Mathematics
Part 2: Study Skills
9: Lectures
10: Other People
11: Time Management
12: Panic
13: (Not) Being the Best
14: What Mathematics Lecturers Do
References
Lara Alcock is a Senior Lecturer in the Mathematics Education
Centre at Loughborough University. She studied mathematics to
masters level at the University of Warwick, before going on to
doctoral study in mathematics education at the same Institution.
Prior to her present position, she spent four years as an Assistant
Professor in Mathematics and the Graduate School of Education at
Rutgers University in the USA, and two as a Teaching Fellow in
Mathematics at the
University of Essex in the UK. In her current role she teaches
undergraduate mathematics, works with PhD students in mathematics
education, and conducts research studies on the ways in which
people
learn, understand and think about abstract mathematics. She has
been awarded National Teaching Fellows of 2015 by The Higher
Education Academy.
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Matthew Leingang, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New
York University
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