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Overcoming Math Anxiety (Paperback)

by Sheila Tobias (Author) "One day soon after we began working with people who avoid mathematics, a visiting Russian mathematician stopped in at the Math Clinic..." (more)
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If you've ever said 'I'm no good at numbers,' this book can change your life.
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A new edition of the 1978 release reaffirms its original statement that math success is less dependent on mental skills than it is on confidence and identifies gender-based teaching patterns that inhibit otherwise intelligent students. Reprint.

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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.; Revised edition (August 17, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393313077
ISBN-13: 978-0393313079
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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math clinic, math avoidance, math autobiographies, math autobiography, math anxiety, mathematics anxiety, mathematical competence, spatial visualization, learning math

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New York, Tire Problem, Bonnie Donady, Letter Division, Persis Herold, Jean Smith, Painting-the-Room Problem, Susan Auslander, National University, Mary Ellen Hunt, Wesleyan Math Clinic, Frances Rosamond, Gary Horne, Stanley Kogelman, Gary Home, Gilah Leder, Julia Sherman, Myths of Gender, Nancy Angle, Peter Hilton, Date Figure, Doreen Kimura, Ford Foundation, John Ernest, Knowles Dougherty

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Mathematics and Gender by Elizabeth Fennema on 5 pages
Conquering Math Anxiety (with CD-ROM) by Cynthia A. Arem on page 214, page 221, and Back Matter
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Volume II) by U S Department of Labor on page 5, and page 19
Mathematics Education: Exploring the Culture of Learning (Researching Mathematics Learning) by Barbara Allen in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos in Front Matter, and page 221

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Arithmetic and Algebra Again (Schaum's Paperbacks) by Brita Immergut in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book! Finally, I have conquered my math block., September 20, 1999

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An excellent book! I credit this book, when used along with a college course about math anxiety, with removing my lifelong (40 yrs) math block. Now I know that I'm just as smart as anyone else who can do math -- there are just different ways to look at it! And now that I no longer view math as "hard", I can actually do it -- and I am amazed to say that I actually enjoy it! By the way, although the book may sound specifically aimed at females, I am a male and found it very relevant and helpful.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read for all!, February 3, 2002

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This is a great book to read if you are a math teacher, have kids, or ever had trouble with math. It explains math anxiety and what causes it. It is very interesting and really makes you think. Most people do not like math from something in their past and it makes you think of where you went wrong with math. If you are a teacher or parent, it really helps you see how one can have trouble with math and how to help them without bogging you down with equations or worksheets. Definitely a book that will make you think!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all math teachers., June 21, 1998

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I read the original edition (1978) and could not put it down. I look forward to getting the latest edition, and I have recommended it to my students.

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But most of all, Tobias give a chance to look back one's past, how she liked math and how she feared it at the same time... Read more

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I was throughly pleased with this purchase. What I like the most is the research that went into explaining why you would have a phobia about math.

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