Student Edition - Mathematics in Context - Britannica

Mathematics in Context is a comprehensive curriculum for the middle grades.It was developed in 1991 through 1997 in collaboration with the Wisconsin Centerfor Education Research, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison andthe Freudenthal Institute at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, with thesupport of the National Science Foundation Grant No. 9054928.The revision of the curriculum was carried out in 2003 through 2005, with thesupport of the National Science Foundation Grant No. ESI 0137414.National Science FoundationOpinions expressed are those of the authorsand not necessarily those of the Foundation.Keijzer, R., van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M., Wijers, M., Abels, M., Shew, J. A.,Brinker, L., Pligge, M. A., Shafer, M., & Brendefur, J. (2010). More or less. InWisconsin Center for Education Research & Freudenthal Institute (Eds.),Mathematics in context. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.© 2010 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, thethistle logo, Mathematics in Context, and the Mathematics in Context logo areregistered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.All rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any informationstorage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.International Standard Book Number 978-1-59339-921-4Printed in the United States of America1 2 3 4 5 C 13 12 11 10 09