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Section 5: Preparation Resources
Mathematics 7–12 (235)

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Journals

  1. American Mathematical Monthly, Mathematical Association of America.
  2. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  3. Mathematics Magazine, Mathematical Association of America.
  4. Mathematics Teacher, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Other Resources

  1. Bittenger, M. L., and Ellenbogen, D. (2005). Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications, Seventh Edition. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley.

  2. Bock, D., Velleman, P., and De Veaux, R. (2009). Stats: Modeling the World, Third Edition. Boston, Mass.: Pearson Education, Inc.

  3. Brahier, D. J. (2009). Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics, Fourth Edition. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon.

  4. Brumbaugh, D. K., and Rock, D. (2006). Teaching Secondary Mathematics, Third Edition. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

  5. Burger, E., and Starbird, M. (2005). The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking, Second Edition. Emeryville, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  6. COMAP (2008). For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World, Eighth Edition. New York, N.Y.: W. H. Freeman and Company.

  7. Connally, E., Hughes-Hallett, D., Gleason, A., et al. (2007). Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, Third Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

  8. Demana, F., Waits, B. K., Foley, G. D., and Kennedy D. (2010). Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Eighth Edition. Pearson.

  9. Foerster, P. A. (2005). Calculus Concepts and Applications, Second Edition. Berkeley, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  10. Greenburg, M. (2008). Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History, Fourth Edition. New York, N.Y.: W. H. Freeman and Company.

  11. Hughes-Hallett, D., Gleason, A., McCallum, W., et al. (2008). Calculus: Single Variable, Fifth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

  12. Hungerford, T. W. (2004). Contemporary College Algebra and Trigonometry: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  13. Johnson, K., Herr, T., and Kysh, J. (2004). Problem Solving Strategies: Crossing the River with Dogs, Third Edition. Emeryville, Calif.: Key College Publishing.

  14. Kilpatrick, J., Swafford, J., and Finell, B. (Eds.) (2001). Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

  15. Kinsey, L., and Moore, T. (2002). Symmetry, Shape, and Space: An Introduction to Mathematics Through Geometry. Emeryville, Calif.: Key College Publishing.

  16. Larson, R., Hostetler, R., and Edwards, B. (2005). Calculus of a Single Variable, Eighth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  17. Lay, S. (2005). Analysis: With an Introduction to Proof, Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, Inc.

  18. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  19. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2009). Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  20. Northey, S. (2005). Handbook on Differentiated Instruction for Middle and High Schools. Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye on Education.

  21. Robbins, N. (2006). Beginning Number Theory, Second Edition. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

  22. Rosen, K. (2006). Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Sixth Edition. Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

  23. Serra, M. (2007). Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach, Fourth Edition. Emeryville, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  24. Shaughnessy, J., Chance, B., and Kranendonk, H. (2009). Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making in Statistics and Probability. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  25. Strang, G. (2005). Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Fourth Edition. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks Cole Publishers.

  26. Texas Education Agency. (2012). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

  27. Triola, M. F. (2008). Elementary Statistics, Eighth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

  28. Usiskin, Z., Peressini, A., Marchisotto, E., and Stanley, D. (2003). Mathematics for High School Teachers: An Advanced Perspective. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, Inc.

  29. Williams, G. (2004). Applied College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  30. Wright, D. (1999). Introduction to Linear Algebra. Boston, Mass.: WCB McGraw-Hill.

Online Resources

  1. American Mathematical Society — www.ams.org
  2. American Statistical Association — www.amstat.org
  3. Association for Women in Mathematics — www.awm-math.org
  4. Internet4Classrooms — www.internet4classrooms.com
  5. The Mathematical Association of America — www.maa.org
  6. National Association of Mathematicians — www.nam-math.org
  7. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics — www.nctm.org
  8. Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics — www.tctmonline.org
  9. Texas Section of the MAA — http://sections.maa.org/texas
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