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Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP). Address: 6030 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Web: http://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/ucsmp/Secondary.html. Telephone: (773) 702-1130. The second edition curriculum is distributed by Pearson, Prentice Hall. Email: Communications@pearsoned.com. Web: http://www.phschool.com/atschool/ucsmp/index.html. Telephone: (800) 848-9500. 3
Transition Mathematics, first edition was developed and tested between 1983–86. Transition Mathematics, second edition was developed and tested in 1992–94. 4 The third edition has been in development since 2004. According to the developers at the University of Chicago, since 1983, 3.5–4 million students in elementary, middle, and high schools have been using UCSMP materials and curricula. Scope of use and demographic characteristics of students using Transition Mathematics are not available.
The curriculum introduces algebra by examining different uses of variables and variable representation on the number line and coordinate plane. The course also introduces basic algebra skills and connects geometry to arithmetic, measurement, and algebra. Numbers are viewed as representative of real objects and events, not abstraction. The use of numbers and operations in real-life situations is emphasized. Among the chapters included in the second edition textbook are decimal notation, large and small numbers, measurement, uses of variables, problem-solving strategies, real numbers, coordinate graphs, and equations. The use of scientific calculators and computer exercises is integrated into the curriculum. According to the publisher, this curriculum implements the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' standards by emphasizing applications, writing, problem solving, and technology.
A student textbook costs $55.47. A teacher resource book, Implementing UCSMP: A User's Handbook, costs $12.97. An additional Study Skills Handbook costs $30.97.
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