Wang Jianpan is a full professor at the department of mathematics, East China Normal University, and the president of Shanghai Mathematical Society. He was president of East China Normal University from 1997 to 2005, an executive committee member of the International Commission of Mathematical Instruction from 1998 to 2002, and a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Chair of Teacher Education from 2005 to 2007. He led China' National Presentation in the 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education and published several related papers in academic journals such as Higher Normal Education Research and Teacher Education Research. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of a set of junior secondary school mathematics textbooks published by East China Normal University Press. His primary research interests include algebraic and quantum groups, in particular, their representation theory. His publications in this field include "Sheaf Cohomology on G/B and Tensor Product of Weyl Modules" (Journal of Algebra, 1991), Quantum Linear Groups with Brian Parshall (a title in the Memoirs of American Mathematical Society series, 1990), and Finite Dimensional Algebras and Quantum Groups with Deng Bangming, Du Jie, and Brian Parshall (a title in the Mathematical Surveys and Monographs series published by American Mathematical Society, 2008).
Publisher
Gale Asia
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Copyright
2013
ISBN13
9789814384155
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Print
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Features & Benefits
Comprehensive description and analysis of the topics presented at the "National Presentation."
Comprehensive description and analysis of the topics presented at the "National Presentation."
Detailed historical overview of the modernization of mathematics education in China and the establishment of a Chinese mathematics education system that features a combination of typical Chinese traditions and educational ideas for global communication.
Detailed historical overview of the modernization of mathematics education in China and the establishment of a Chinese mathematics education system that features a combination of typical Chinese traditions and educational ideas for global communication.
Full coverage of the core issues of mathematics education in China.
Full coverage of the core issues of mathematics education in China.
Discussion of issues with the current mathematics education system and suggestions on how they can be resolved.
Discussion of issues with the current mathematics education system and suggestions on how they can be resolved.
Preface to the Chinese Version
Preliminary Remarks to the English Version
List of Contributors
1. Traditional Chinese Culture and Mathematics Education
2. The Introduction of Foreign Mathematics Education to China and Its Influence
3. Chinese Mathematics Classroom Teaching
4. Chinese Characteristics of Mathematics Problem-solving
5. Mathematics Curriculum Reform of Basic Education
6. Teacher Education and the Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers
7. Information and Communications Technology in School Mathematics Education
8. The Development of Mathematics Education for Ethnic Minorities
9. Trends in Mathematics Education in Contemporary China
