Creative Thinking Through Mathematics: A Student's Guide to Mathematical Explorations - Paperback

by Mika Munakata (Author), Eliza Leszczynski (Author)

This book engages students in interactive explorations that promote creative thinking in mathematics. Fifteen quests invite students to notice, wonder, and connect math to other disciplines and situations. Written for undergrads and pre-service teachers, the quests foster creativity through open-ended questions, reflection, and playfulness.

Author Biography

Mika Munakata is Professor of Mathematics Education at Montclair State University, New Jersey. She teaches mathematics, research, and pedagogy courses to preservice and in-service mathematics teachers as well as mathematics courses for non-STEM majors.

Eliza Leszczyński is Assistant Teaching Professor at Montclair State University, New Jersey. She teaches mathematics courses for STEM majors, general education mathematics courses, and mathematics education courses for preservice teachers.