Special Secondary Schools for the Mathematically Talented

An International Panorama

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Study & Teaching, History

• Author: Bruce R Vogeli
• ISBN: 9789814667487
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication: August 28, 2015
• Imprint: WSPC
• Language: English

A review of 100 special schools for the mathematically talented students in twenty nations. Appendices contain sample syllabi, tests and documents.

Contents:

• A Brief History of Specialized Mathematics Schools (Alexander Karp)

• European Special Schools (Julianna Connelly Stockton)

• Russian Mathematics Schools (Albina Marushina & Daniel McGee)

• American Special Schools (Stuart Weinberg & Daniel Teague)

• Latin American Special Schools (Otilio B Mederos, Rita A Roldán & Víctor Buján)

• Middle Eastern Special Schools (Roza Leikin, Abraham Berman, Rana Alabed & Suha Jouaneh)

• North Asian Special Schools (Jinho Kim, Kazuko Ito West, Wei Sun & Xiaoxi Tian)

• South Asian Special Schools (Bruce R Vogeli, Stuart Weinberg, Nam Pham & Phuc Nguyen-Dang)

• Provisions for Australia's Mathematically Talented High School Students (Max Stephens)

• The Future of Special Schools Around the World (Bruce R Vogeli)

• Appendices:

  • European Special Schools
  • Russian Special Schools
  • New York City Special Secondary Schools
  • American Special Residential Schools
  • Latin American Special Schools
  • Middle Eastern Special Schools
  • North Asian Special Schools
  • South Asian Special Schools
  • Australian Special Schools

Readership: Researchers and general public who are interested about special schools and gifted education in mathematics.
Key Features:

• There are no competitive volumes. Information from the International Panorama may not be available anywhere except in this volume