TY - BOOK AU - Bahls,Patrick TI - Student writing in the quantitative disciplines: a guide for college faculty T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 9780470952122 (pbk.) AV - QA20.M38 B34 2012 U1 - 808.06/651 23 PY - 2012/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Mathematics KW - Authorship KW - Study and teaching (Higher) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "The book introduces readers in the often-overlooked math-related fields to the ideas of writing-to-learn (WTL) and writing in the disciplines (WID). It offers a guide to the pedagogy of writing in the mathematical sciences, and gives theoretically grounded means by which writing can be used to help undergraduate students to understand mathematical concepts at all levels of study. The author equips instructors with the practical skills necessary to guide their students in writing well in math-based courses at all levels of the college curriculum, addressing various genres of mathematical writing (research articles, expository articles, abstracts, literature reviews, pedagogical writing), and provides the criteria for assessment"--Provided by publisher UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10529336 ER -