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Tools and Mathematics
John Monaghan
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Description for Tools and Mathematics
Hardback. This book offers an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use, from pre-history to future directions in the field. It includes coverage of curriculum, assessment, and policy design. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 90 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; JNV; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book is an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use. The book has five parts. The first part reflects on doing a mathematical task with different tools, followed by a mathematician's account of tool use in his work. The second considers prehistory and history: tools in the development from ape to human; tools and mathematics in the ancient world; tools for calculating; and tools in mathematics instruction. The third part opens with a broad review of technology and intellectual trends, circa 1970, and continues with three case studies of approaches in mathematics ... Read more
This book is an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use. The book has five parts. The first part reflects on doing a mathematical task with different tools, followed by a mathematician's account of tool use in his work. The second considers prehistory and history: tools in the development from ape to human; tools and mathematics in the ancient world; tools for calculating; and tools in mathematics instruction. The third part opens with a broad review of technology and intellectual trends, circa 1970, and continues with three case studies of approaches in mathematics ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Mathematics Education Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
483
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319023953
SKU
V9783319023953
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Ref
99-15
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