SEMINAR PROFILE

M03 -
The Big Ideas of Algebra: What is Algebraic Structure and Why is It Important?

Mathematics, is essential for success in college. Current algebra teaching often emphasizes the idea of a function from multiple viewpoints. In this seminar we will focus on the symbolic aspect, discussing what it means for students to understand algebraic structure. Common misconceptions about functions, expressions, equations, and equivalence will give us a window into student thinking. The seminar will give participants the opportunity to construct questions that probe student understanding and to develop examples that demonstrate why algebra has earned such a central role in the school curriculum.

Scholar:

Deborah Hughes Hallett

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

11/6/2015, 11/20/2015

M03 -	The Big Ideas of Algebra: What is Algebraic Structure and Why is It Important?

	Mathematics, is essential for success in college. Current algebra teaching often emphasizes the idea of a function from multiple viewpoints. In this seminar we will focus on the symbolic aspect, discussing what it means for students to understand algebraic structure. Common misconceptions about functions, expressions, equations, and equivalence will give us a window into student thinking. The seminar will give participants the opportunity to construct questions that probe student understanding and to develop examples that demonstrate why algebra has earned such a central role in the school curriculum.

		Scholar:	Deborah Hughes Hallett
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	11/6/2015, 11/20/2015