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Zalman Usiskin

Mathematics

#1485

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#2432

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#611

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Measure Theory

#3766

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#4442

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#1077

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Zalman Usiskin's Degrees

PhD Mathematics Education University of Illinois Chicago
Masters Mathematics University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelors Mathematics University of Illinois Chicago

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According to Wikipedia, Zalman Usiskin is an educator best known as the Director of the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. He was born to Nathan and Esther Usiskin. A faculty member since 1969, he also has taught junior and senior high-school mathematics and has authored and co-authored many textbooks, including a six-volume series used as part of the University School Mathematics Project secondary curriculum. In recognition of his work, he has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

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Zalman Usiskin's Published Works

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Van Hiele Levels and Achievement in Secondary School Geometry. CDASSG Project. (1982) (257)
Geometry Proof Writing: A New View of Sex Differences in Mathematics Ability (1983) (99)
Why Is Algebra Important to Learn (1995) (72)
WHAT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY CURRICULA OF AVERAGE COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS? (1980) (67)
Why Elementary Algebra Can, Should, and Must Be an Eighth-Grade Course for Average Students (1987) (65)
The classification of quadrilaterals : a study of definition (2008) (57)
The Development Into the Mathematically Talented (2000) (44)
Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development: Proceedings of a U.S.-Japan Workshop. (2002) (39)
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO UNDERSTAND SOME MATHEMATICS (2015) (39)
Max-Min Probabilities in the Voting Paradox (1964) (35)
The Arithmetic Operations as Mathematical Models (2007) (31)
Evaluating a Test of van Hiele Levels: A Response to Crowley and Wilson. (1990) (28)
Studying textbooks in an information age—a United States perspective (2013) (27)
Mathematics curriculum in Pacific Rim countries : China, Japan, Korea, and Singapore : proceedings of a conference (2008) (24)
The Relationships Between Statistics and Other Subjects in the K-12 Curriculum (2015) (20)
The UCSMP: Translating Grades 7-12 Mathematics Recommendations into Reality. (1987) (19)
The Effects of Teaching Euclidean Geometry via Transformations on Student Achievement and Attitudes in Tenth-Grade Geometry. (1972) (19)
Geometry: A transformation approach (1975) (17)
A Transformation Approach to Tenth-Grade Geometry. (1972) (17)
Lessons from the Chicago Mathematics Project. (1993) (16)
Do We Need National Standards with Teeth (2007) (16)
The Future of Fractions. (2007) (15)
Quantitative Literacy for the Next Generation (2001) (14)
Applications in the Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum: A Generation of Change (1997) (14)
Future curricular trends in school algebra and geometry : proceedings of a conference (2008) (11)
Can Every Triangle Be Divided into n Triangles Similar to It (1970) (10)
Electronic vs. paper textbook presentations of the various aspects of mathematics (2018) (10)
Perfect Square Patterns in the Pascal Triangle (1973) (8)
Some Thoughts about Fractions. (2007) (6)
APPLICATIONS OF GROUPS AND ISOMORPHIC CROUPS TO TOPICS IN THE STANDARD CURRICULUM, GRADES 9-11: PART II (1975) (6)
Applying Arithmetic: A Handbook of Applications of Arithmetic. Part III: Maneuvers. (1983) (5)
Are Calculators a Crutch (1978) (5)
Applying Arithmetic: A Handbook of Applications of Arithmetic. Part II: Operations. (1983) (5)
Mathematical Modeling and Pure Mathematics. (2015) (4)
Didactical Phenomenology of Mathematical Structures (1985) (4)
Trends in High School Preparation for Calculus and Their Implications for the Transition to College. (2003) (4)
The future of high school mathematics (2014) (4)
Partitioning a Triangle into 5 Triangles Similar to IT (1972) (4)
Reforming the Third R: Changing the School Mathematics Curriculum: An Introduction (1997) (3)
A Fresh Start for Collegiate Mathematics: High School Overview and the Transition to College (2006) (3)
Products of Sines. (1979) (3)
Some corresponding properties of real numbers and implications for teaching (1974) (3)
Misidentifying Factors Underlying Singapore's High Test Scores. (2012) (3)
Mathematics Education in the United State 2004 : a capsule summary fact book / by Zalman Usiskin and John Dossey (2004) (3)
What Changes Should Be Made for the Second Edition of the NCTM Standards (1994) (3)
Educating the Public about School Mathematics (2001) (2)
Geometry : teacher's edition (1991) (2)
Some corresponding properties of real numbers and implications for teaching (1974) (2)
Glimpses of ICME-7. (1992) (2)
Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum: What is it doing? How can its work help mathematics teacher educators? (2005) (1)
A Pretrigonometry Proof of the Reflection Property of the Ellipse (1986) (1)
Ten Often Ignored Applications of Rational-Number Concepts. (1984) (1)
Uses of the Fundamental Operations. (1974) (1)
Soundoff: Mathematics Is Getting Easier. (1984) (1)
Didactical Phenomenology of Mathematical Structures (1985) (1)
Decision-Making in Mathematics Education (1981) (1)
Algebra and Calculus for All (1999) (1)
The Greatest Integer Symbol--An Applications Approach. (1977) (0)
Volume Information (1990) (0)
Two Preference Paradoxes. (1974) (0)
Topic Study Group No. 37: Mathematics Curriculum Development (2017) (0)
Volume Information (1975) (0)
Learning environments through computers. (1981) (0)
Volume Information (1976) (0)
The future of school algebra (1995) (0)
One Point of View: Arithmetic in a Calculator Age. (1983) (0)
Volume Information (1983) (0)
International Perspectives on Gender and Mathematics Educationedited by Helen J. Forgasz, Joanne Rossi Becker, Kyeong-Hwa Lee, and Olof Bjor Steinthorsdottir. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2010. 466 pp. $45.99 (paper). ISBN 978-1-61735-041-2. (2012) (0)
Transition mathematics : teacher's edition (1990) (0)
Forty-Eight Years of International Comparisons in Mathematics Education from a United States Perspective: What Have We Learned? (2014) (0)
Approaching Euclidean Geometry Through Transformations (2018) (0)
Studying textbooks in an information age—a United States perspective (2013) (0)
Street Mathematics and School Mathematics. Terezinha Nunes , Analucia Dias Schliemann , David William CarraherMulticultural Mathematics. David Nelson , George Gheverghese Joseph , Julian Williams (1994) (0)
Then: The Timing of Algebra 1 (2020) (0)
Who Should Determine What You Teach (1999) (0)
The First-Year Algebra Via Applications Development Project. Summary of Activities and Results. Final Technical Report. (1979) (0)
Book Review:Women and the Mathematical Mystique Lynn H. Fox, Linda Brody, Dianne Tobin (1981) (0)
Enrichment Activities for Geometry. (1983) (0)
On the Relationships Between Mathematics and Science in Schools (1997) (0)
TSG 1: The Teaching and Learning of Algebra (2004) (0)
Transformations in High School Geometry Before 1970. (1974) (0)
Improving Mathematics for All Students (1971) (0)
Electronic vs. paper textbook presentations of the various aspects of mathematics (2018) (0)
Editorial Policy: Newly Adopted, August 1983 (1983) (0)

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