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Shell Centre for Mathematical Education
Applications - where there's life, there's maths
This book from the Shell Centre focus on applications. The tasks are intended to stimulate students' interest in, and understanding of, the world in which they live. As they pursue these tasks students will be involved in selecting materials and mathematics to use for their chosen task, checking they have sufficient information, working methodically and reviewing their progress, interpreting mathematical information presented in oral, written or diagrammatic form, as well as in making and testing hypotheses.
The tasks within this cluster concern real life situations, and they are intended to be tackled practically. However, it is important that this practical approach should be followed up using reasoning, calculation and proof, according to the individual need and ability of each student.
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