Jill Britton
{{short description|Canadian mathematics educator}}
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Jill E. Britton (6 November 1944 – 29 February 2016) was a Canadian mathematics educator known for her educational books about mathematics.
Career
Britton was born on 6 November 1944. She taught for many years, at Dawson College in Westmount, Quebec,{{r|obit}} moving in the late 1980s to Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia.{{r|obit|camosun}} At Camosun, she taught mathematics mainly to young women aiming to become elementary school teachers. Her own teaching had the goal of changing these students' attitude about mathematics from fear to enthusiasm.{{r|camosun}} She retired in 2015, and died on 29 February 2016.{{r|obit}}
Publications
Britton was the author of mathematics books including:
- Introduction to Tessellations (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989){{r|intro}}
- Tessellation Teaching Masters (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989){{r|intro}}
- Teaching Tessellating Art: Activities and Transparency Masters (with Walter Britton, Dale Seymour Publications, 1992){{r|tta}}
- Explorations with Tesselmania! Activities for Math and Art Classrooms (Dale Seymour Publications, 1997){{r|xt}}
- Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations (Dale Seymour Publications, 2000){{r|ip}}
- Polyhedra Pastimes (Dale Seymour Publications, 2001){{r|pp}}
She was also known for her "spectacular web site on symmetry and tessellations".{{r|focus}}
Recognition
Britton was the 2008–2009 winner of the Teaching Excellence Award of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges.{{r|accc}}
References
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Reviews of Introduction to Tessellations and of Tessellation Teaching Masters:
- {{citation
| last = Massey | first = Ann
| date = September 1990
| issue = 6
| journal = The Mathematics Teacher
| jstor = 27966784
| page = 482
| title = none
| volume = 83}}
Reviews of Investigating Patterns:
- {{citation
| last = Hart | first = Kathryn
| date = November 2000
| issue = 3
| journal = Teaching Children Mathematics
| jstor = 41197557
| page = 190
| title = none
| volume = 7}}
- {{citation
| last = de Wet | first = Elaine
| date = March 2001
| issue = 7
| journal = Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
| jstor = 41180993
| page = 426
| title = none
| volume = 6}}
- {{citation|work=Education World|year=2002|url=https://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0102-04.shtml|title=Review of associated web site}}
- {{citation
| last = Callahan | first = Deborah D.
| date = September 2002
| issue = 1
| journal = Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
| jstor = 41181235
| page = 64
| title = none
| volume = 8}}
Review of Teaching Tessellating Art:
- {{citation
| last = Foletta | first = Gina
| date = January 1993
| issue = 1
| journal = The Mathematics Teacher
| jstor = 27968142
| pages = 94–95
| title = none
| volume = 86}}
Review of Explorations with Tesselmania!:
- {{citation
| last = Putnam | first = John
| date = May 1998
| issue = 7
| journal = Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
| jstor = 41180549
| pages = 499–500
| title = none
| volume = 3}}
}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306050958/http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/home.htm Archived home page]
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/jbmathfunnew Britton's YouTube channel]
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Category:Canadian mathematicians
Category:Canadian women mathematicians
Category:Mathematics educators