About UCSMP's Translation Series

UCSMP's English translations of foreign books and International Conference Proceedings are a special resource for anyone concerned with teaching or learning mathematics. For the order form in PDF format, click here.

Textbook Translations
Mathematics textbooks used in grades 7-9 in Japan and grade 1-3 (our grades 2-4) in Russia.

  • Japanese Grade 7 Mathematics (1984): integers; positive and negative numbers; letters and expressions; equations; functions and proportions; plane figures; figures in space.
  • Japanese Grade 8 Mathematics (1984): calculating expression; inequalities; systems of equations; linear functions; parallel lines and congruent figures; parallelograms; similar figures; organizing data.
  • Japanese Grade 9 Mathematics (1984): square roots; polynomials; quadratic equations; functions; circles; figures and measurement; probability and statistics.
  • Russian Grade 1 Mathematics (1980): simple and multi-step problems and word problems with numbers up to 100; measurement and intuitive geometry; equations and inequalities with x.
  • Russian Grade 2 Mathematics (1980): addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; introduction to fractions; time; numbers to 1,000; multi-step word problems; intuitive geometry; equations and inequalities with x.
  • Russian Grade 3 Mathematics (1978): measurement; addition and subtraction of multidigit numbers; speed, time, and distance; area; fractions; multiplication and division by 2- and 3-digit numbers; word problems with variables.

Mathematics textbooks used in grades 10 and 11 in Japan, available from the American Mathematical Society (1-800-556-7774)

  • Mathematics 1: Japanese Grade 10 (1996): numbers and expressions; equations and inequalities; plane figures and expressions; functions; trigonometric ratios.
  • Mathematics 2: Japanese Grade 11 (1996): various functions; vectors;.progressions; differentiation and its applications; integration and its applications; probability; statistics; computers and flowcharts.
  • Algebra and Geometry: Japanese Grade 11 (1996): quadratic curves; vectors in the plane; matrices; figures in space.
  • Basic Analysis: Japanese Grade 11 (1996): exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; progressions; differentiation and its applications; integration and its applications.

Soviet Studies Mathematics Education
Original Russian research in the psychology of learning and teaching mathematics and helpful introductory articles by U.S. specialists.

  • Volume 7: Geometry in Grade 1-4: Problems in the Formation of Geometric Conceptions in Primary School Children, A.M. Pysgjaki (1968). Demonstrates how knowledge of geometry can be built systematically in accordance with the van Hiele-Feudenthal theory of thought levels in learning geometry.
  • Volume 8: Issues in the Psychology of Abilities, V.A. Kruteskii, ed. (1973). Includes articles treating the mathematical abilities of primary as well as 9th- and 10th-grade Soviet students.

UCSMP International Conference Proceedings
Papers delivered at UCSMP's four International Conferences discuss issues in mathematics education across a broad international spectrum: Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, N. and S. America. Vols. 1-4 available directly from UCSMP, while supplies last.

  • Developments in School Mathematics Education Around the World, Volumes 1 (1985), 2 (1990), 3 (1992), and 4 (1999).