Frances McBroom Thompson, Ph.D., has taught mathematics at the junior and senior high school levels and was a professor of mathematics education at Texas Woman's University. She has served as a K-12 mathematics specialist, a curriculum developer, and a teacher trainer; and she is also the author of numerous articles and books on math education, including Hands-On Algebra and the Math Essentials series from Jossey-Bass.

• About This Book viiAbout the Author xiAcknowledgments xiiiCorrelation with NCTM Process and Standards Grid xvSection 1 What Doesn’t Belong? 1Section 2 What’s Missing? 23Section 3 Where Is It? 45Section 4 Algebraic Pathways 63Section 5 Squiggles 87Section 6 Math Mystery Messages 109Section 7 What Am I? 133Section 8 Al-ge-grams 151Section 9 Potpourri 173Cooperative GamesOral Team ProblemsMini-InvestigationsSection 10 Calculator Explorations 195ApplicationsGraphical ExplorationsSuggested Resources 215Answer Key 217

Frances McBroom Thompson, Ph.D., has taught mathematics at the junior and senior high school levels and was a professor of mathematics education at Texas Woman's University. She has served as a K-12 mathematics specialist, a curriculum developer, and a teacher trainer; and she is also the author of numerous articles and books on math education, including Hands-On Algebra and the Math Essentials series from Jossey-Bass.

• About This Book viiAbout the Author xiAcknowledgments xiiiCorrelation with NCTM Process and Standards Grid xvSection 1 What Doesn’t Belong? 1Section 2 What’s Missing? 23Section 3 Where Is It? 45Section 4 Algebraic Pathways 63Section 5 Squiggles 87Section 6 Math Mystery Messages 109Section 7 What Am I? 133Section 8 Al-ge-grams 151Section 9 Potpourri 173Cooperative GamesOral Team ProblemsMini-InvestigationsSection 10 Calculator Explorations 195ApplicationsGraphical ExplorationsSuggested Resources 215Answer Key 217

Frances McBroom Thompson, Ph.D., has taught mathematics at the junior and senior high school levels and was a professor of mathematics education at Texas Woman's University. She has served as a K-12 mathematics specialist, a curriculum developer, and a teacher trainer; and she is also the author of numerous articles and books on math education, including Hands-On Algebra and the Math Essentials series from Jossey-Bass.

• About This Book viiAbout the Author xiAcknowledgments xiiiCorrelation with NCTM Process and Standards Grid xvSection 1 What Doesn’t Belong? 1Section 2 What’s Missing? 23Section 3 Where Is It? 45Section 4 Algebraic Pathways 63Section 5 Squiggles 87Section 6 Math Mystery Messages 109Section 7 What Am I? 133Section 8 Al-ge-grams 151Section 9 Potpourri 173Cooperative GamesOral Team ProblemsMini-InvestigationsSection 10 Calculator Explorations 195ApplicationsGraphical ExplorationsSuggested Resources 215Answer Key 217