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American mathematics teacher and author
Theoni Pappas (born 1944)
[1] is an American mathematics teacher known for her books and calendars concerning
popular mathematics .
Pappas is a graduate of the
University of California, Berkeley , and earned a master's degree at
Stanford University . She became a high school mathematics teacher in 1967.
[2]
She is the author of books including:
Mathematics Appreciation (1986)
[3]
The Joy of Mathematics (1986)
[4]
Greek Cooking for Everyone (with Elvira Monroe, 1989)
Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices (1991)
[5]
More Joy of Mathematics: Exploring Mathematics All around You (1991)
[6]
Fractals, Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales (1993)
The Magic of Mathematics: Discovering the Spell of Mathematics (1994)
[7]
The Music of Reason: Experience the Beauty of Mathematics through Quotations (1995)
[8]
Math for Kids & Other People Too! (1997)
[9]
The Adventures of Penrose: The Mathematical Cat (1997)
[10]
Mathematical Scandals (1997)
[11]
Math-a-Day: A Book of Days for Your Mathematical Year (1999)
[12]
Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematical Impressions All around Us (1999)
Math Stuff (2002)
[14]
Further Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat (2004)
[15]
Mathematical Snippets: Exploring Mathematical Ideas in Small Bites (2008)
[16]
Numbers and Other Math Ideas Come Alive (2012)
[17]
Do the Math! Math Challenges to Exercise Your Mind (2015)
[18]
More Math Adventures with Penrose the Mathematical Cat (2017)
Mathematical Journeys: Math Ideas and the Secrets They Hold (2021)
Additionally, she has written a series of annual mathematics calendars in various editions.
[19]
References
^ Birth year from
VIAF authority control record , accessed 2021-10-31
^
"Theoni Pappas Biography" , Grants and awards: Supporters , National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, retrieved 2021-10-31
^ Review of Mathematics Appreciation :
A. Dean Hendrickson, The Arithmetic Teacher ,
JSTOR
41193107
^ Reviews of The Joy of Mathematics :
Mary L. Maxwell, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27966686 ;
Randy Roberts, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27965463
^ Review of Math Talk :
Barbara Mooney, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27967359
^ Review of More Joy of Mathematics :
Robert P. Stutts, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27968135
^ Review of The Magic of Mathematics :
Art Johnson, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27969131
^ Review of The Music of Reason :
Cynthia Barb, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27969814
^ Review of Math for Kids & Other People Too! :
Jackie Faillace Getgood, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School ,
JSTOR
41181709
^ Review of The Adventures of Penrose :
Shirley Roberts, Teaching Children Mathematics ,
JSTOR
41197157
^ Review of Mathematical Scandals :
Frank Swetz, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27970557
^ Review of Math-a-Day :
Stuart Moskowitz, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20870615
^ Review of Math Stuff :
Andrew Janoosky, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20871444
^ Review of Further Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat :
Nancy W. Lewis, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School ,
JSTOR
41182865
^ Review of Mathematical Snippets: Exploring Mathematical Ideas in Small Bites :
Betty Jo Rodgers, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20876437
^ Reviews of Numbers and Other Math Ideas Come Alive :
Marla Ann L. Baber, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.18.6.0387 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacmiddscho.18.6.0387 ;
Joseph Bettina, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.107.8.0636 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacher.107.8.0636 ;
Shannon Hammond, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.107.3.0238 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacher.107.3.0238
^ Review of Do the Math! :
The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.109.9.0717 ,
^ Reviews of Pappas's mathematical calendars:
1981, Margaret Holland, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27962309
1983, Margaret Holland, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27963372
1984, Margaret Holland, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27963915 ,
JSTOR
27963981
1985, Beverly K. Kimes, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27964506 ; Stanley M. Lucas, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27964507 ; Carol Novillis Larson, The Arithmetic Teacher ,
JSTOR
41192692
1986, Beverly K. Kimes, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27964817 ; Carol Novillis Larson, The Arithmetic Teacher ,
JSTOR
41194158
1987, Irene W. Kann, The Arithmetic Teacher ,
JSTOR
41193137
1988, Paul M. Midkiff, The Arithmetic Teacher ,
JSTOR
41193398
1990, Karen Doyle Walton, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27966641 ; Arnold Friedman, Science Scope ,
JSTOR
45027769
1993, Lawrence Tripp, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27968363 ; Jane B. Murphy, The Arithmetic Teacher ,
JSTOR
41195897
1995, L. Lee Osburn, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27969779
1996, Carol Fisher, Teaching Children Mathematics ,
JSTOR
41196600
1997, Stephen Currie, Teaching Children Mathematics ,
JSTOR
41196805
1998, Monte J. Zerger, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27970559
2001, Corbin P. Smith, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20870738
2005, Andrew Johnson, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27971838
2007, Scott Anthony Barba, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
27972358
2008, James N. Boyd, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20876255
2010, David Ebert, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20876641
2011, Beth Bos, The Mathematics Teacher ,
JSTOR
20876924 ; Karol Yeatts, Teaching Children Mathematics ,
JSTOR
41199706
2012, Bob Horton, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.105.5.0396 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacher.105.5.0396
2014, Patricia Baggett, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.107.5.0394 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacher.107.5.0394
2016, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.109.6.0476 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacher.109.6.0476
2018, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.111.6.0477 ,
JSTOR
10.5951/mathteacher.111.6.0477
2019, The Mathematics Teacher ,
doi :
10.5951/mathteacher.112.3.0237
Further reading
Pappas is profiled in Perl, Teri (1993), Women and Numbers: Lives of Women Mathematicians Plus Discovery Activities , Wide World Publishing/Tetra House
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