This book celebrates 25 years of Problem Corner, an ever-popular feature of the Gazette since it was introduced by the then Editor, Victor Bryant. All the problems from 1981 to 2005, together with solutions, are included: they have been lightly edited for stylistic consistency and are classified by theme for the convenience of readers. Above all, this volume is a tribute to the fertile mathematical imaginations of those many Gazette readers who both proposed the problems and submitted their solutions. It will appeal to all who enjoy the challenge of solving interesting mathematical problems.

Price: £20.99

Please note that this book, re-printed April 2005, has a new-style front cover. Proof is vital to the activities of mathematicians. Proof has been neglected in the National Curriculum. This important book discusses issues related to learning about proof in the classroom. Aimed mainly at teachers in the last four years schooling Are You Sure? contains proofs and teaching ideas of varying difficulty. Click here for sample pages.
ISBN: 0 906588 42 1

Price: £11.99

Mathematics which is proof-orientated develops pupils’ ability to reason logically and deepens their understanding of mathematical concepts. The lesson plans and class discussions about proof described in this book help teachers to embed proof into all aspects of mathematics. At KS2 pupils learn about proof through pattern. At KS3 all mathematical properties, such as angle facts, are justified and pupils explain the structure of patterns. At KS4 pupils learn to write short chains of deductive reasoning and some are introduced to formal proofs. There are three different approaches to incorporating proof at KS5. This edition includes a section on writing formal proofs (chapter 4), and other minor updates.

Price: £13.99

FREE Publication (shipping costs apply). This research report was commisioned by the Mathematical Association and funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. The smith inquiry (2004) highlighted the serious shortage of well-qualified secondary mathematics teachers. In response to the Smith Inquiry recommendations, initiatives have been set up to increase the recruitment of new secondary mathematics teachers, but the Teaching Committee of the Mathematical Association feels strongly that it is also bery important to investigate why experiences secondary mathenatics teachers leave teaching and to see what might be done to retain them. The purpose of this research was to perform an initial, small-scale investigation ino the factors that influence secondary mathematics teachers' decisions to leave teaching to make preliminary recommendations and to pave the way for more large-scale government research into the issue of retaining secondary mathematics teachers.

Price: £0.00

This book contains over 200 multiple choice problems which aim to interst and motivate pupils. They cover a full range of mathematics topics and are provided with answers, notes and follow-up ideas. The roblems can be used by primary and secondary teachers in class, forhomework, and maths clubs.

Price: £9.99

A book packed with games, investigations and puzzles to give mathematics a flavour of Christmas and ideas for using Christmas to enhance mathematics learning.
ISBN: 0 906588 40 5

Price: £9.99

If your study of elementary Number Theory has kindled an interest in the fascinating subject of Continued Fractions, you may welcome an opportunity to explore many topics more deeply. The theory bristles with opportunities for the making and investigation of conjectures. If, on the other hand, your knowledge of the subject is sketchy, this book should provide a gentle and systematic introduction, with plenty of illustrative examples and tables, without being, in any sense, a conventional academic treatise.

Price: £13.50

For the first time, mathematicians and physicists have agreed on definitions and statements of the concepts and terms found in most first courses in mechanics. It will be helpful to a wide range of students from Years 12 and 13 in school to first-year undergraduates and higher-education students. Teachers will find the fuller account of the terms particularly useful, especially if mechanics is not their main teaching subject. The dictionary, produced by members of The Mathematical Association and Institute of Physics, contains 144 entries with about 40 diagrams.
ISBN: 0 906588 46 4

Price: £7.99

This is a Curriculum Partnership book, written by subject experts from the ASE, DATA, GA, MA and NATE. The book contains twelve themed chapters which describe play-based approaches to learning which include: the made world, problem solving, learning to share, the wider world, odds and evens, investigating foods, role play and language. The authors describe how a range of resources and settings (inside and outside the classroom) can be used in imaginative and enjoyable ways, and allow for assessment. This book covers all the early learning goals to prepare children for the more subject-oriented work they will encounter in Key Stage 1.
ISBN: 1 84377 115 2

Price: £14.99

As all teachers of mathematics will know, the teaching of algebra is not straightforward and mistakes occur all too often. This book looks at, and tries to provide constructive suggestions to resolve, a wide range of errors. The bulk of the material in the book appeared in a series of articles published in Mathematics in School. It is hoped that the contents of this book will provide a stimulus for debate as well as constructive suggestions for dealing with tricky issues.
ISBN: 0 906588 54 5

Price: £11.99

The original guide was produced for the Teacher Training Agency by The Mathematical Association in July 2002. This updated version has been produced as part of the DfES ` KS3 ICT Offer to Schools' in September 2004. The guide has been written to support the continued professional development of serving mathematics teachers, and the preparation of teachers in training.

Price: £11.99

WE ARE LOW ON STOCK OF THIS ITEM. PLEASE CALL TO CHECK AVAILABILITY BEFORE ORDERING. This book contains many such numerical tricks, suitable for the classroom enrichment of general mathematical entertainment, together with full mathematical explanations as to why the tricks actually work. There is also a section dealing with mathematical card tricks that require no special card-handling skills to perform but still have the potential to create a wow-factor amongst any observers.

Price: £23.99

Leading a Mathematics department, in any school or college, is a challenging and rewarding task. This book offers clear advice to all managers, who are leading the way for Mathematics teachers. Authoriative recommendations are illustrated with practical examples and detailed case studies. 'Leadership to Count On' has been compiled by a team of experienced subject leaders, and is based on their 'tried and tested' approaches to real situations.
ISBN: 0 906588 57 X

Price: £12.99

A Scottish Mathematical Council's booklet containing problems and solutions from the Scottish problem-solving competition 'Mathematical Challenge' for secondary pupils.
ISBN: 0 9532786 0 3

Price: £8.99

A booklet from the Scottish Mathematical Council containing problems and solutions from the Scottish problem-solving competition 'Mathematical Challenge' for secondary pupils.
ISBN: 0 9532786 2 X

Price: £8.99

The Scottish Mathematical Council's latest in a series of booklets containing problems and solutions from the Scottish problem-solving competition 'Mathematical Challenge' for secondary pupils.

Price: £8.99

Problems and soloutions from Years 2003 to 2006 In the years of Mathematical Challenges covered by this book, questions were set at four levels: Primary, Junior, Middle and Senior. There are two sets of five problems for the Secondary Sections and three sets of problems for the Primary section.

Price: £8.99

A complete list of books and periodicals in the Mathematical Association's Special Collection at the University of Leicester. A section in the middle of the book contains 15 colour plates from a selection of books including the title page from a Greek Euclid geometry textbook from 1533 and a multiplication table from Wolphius, 1548. This book also gives a brief history and tour of the Mathematical Association's library.
ISBN: 0 906 588 537

Price: £6.99

Why did Lewis Carroll attack the founders of the MA? Who proposed that salaries of mathematics teachers be doubled? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in this book which provides much more than a history of the Association's internal development, including the contributions of leading individuals since its formation. The Association's history is located within a broad context of changes in the educational system, developments in educational and mathematical thought, the growth of professionalism, and wider social, political and economic forces which influence the curriculum. As 'The Association for the Improvement of Geometrical Teaching' the MA was the first of the subject teaching associations to be formed in England, in 1871 . The book will be of interest not only to the mathematics education community, but also to historians of mathematics and education, and to all concerned with the dynamics of curriculum change.
ISBN: 0 906588 32 4

Price: £5.50

A collection of problems which have a range of difficulty. The main thrust of the books is to convey the non-skills face of mathematics to students, the creative side where human is pitted against problem to find a solution and then is seduced into extensions and generalisations. As well as the problems themselves, there is a Hints section (to give the mind a push), a Solutions Section (to show how they can be done) and, in many cases, a section indicatmg possible Extensions and Generalisations.
ISBN: 0 906588 39 1

Price: £7.99