Beckmann, Sybilla

Professor
Mathematics

Research Interests:

Mathematics teacher education, arithmetic geometry

Featured Publications:

Beckmann, S. (2002). Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: Making Sense by "Explaining Why". In J. Wiley & Sons (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics at the Undergraduate Level.

Beckmann, S. (2004). Mathematics for Elementary Teachers. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Beckmann, S. (2004). Solving Algebra and Other Story Problems with Simple Diagrams: a Method Demostrated in Grade 4-6 Texts Used in Singapore, The Mathematics Educator, 14 (1), 42-46.

Beckmann, S. (2004). What mathematicians should know about teaching math for elementary teachers, Mathematicians and Education Reform Newsletter, 16(2), pp. 1, 4, 5, 11.

Education:

PhD in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania, 1986

ScB in mathematics from Brown University, 1980.