Mathematicians as Enquirers: Learning about Learning Mathematics (Volume 34)
Prof. Leone Burton
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Description for Mathematicians as Enquirers: Learning about Learning Mathematics (Volume 34)
hardcover. Reports on an empirical study with 70 research mathematicians, 35 females and 35 males. This book applies the learning from the study to learning and teaching mathematics. It offers a rationale, based on the practices of research mathematicians, to support and encourage school-based developments in the learning of mathematics through enquiry. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
It is amazing that the usual reply to being introduced to a mathematician is a stumbling apology about how bad someone is at mathematics, no matter how good they may be in reality. The problem is that we have come to view mathematics as an arcane branch of knowledge that only a few can aspire to understand or grasp. The sense of separation between those who have the knowledge and those who do not, is present even amongst academics where many of the same skills and research practices exist - intuition, the use of symbolic structures and the use of ... Read more
It is amazing that the usual reply to being introduced to a mathematician is a stumbling apology about how bad someone is at mathematics, no matter how good they may be in reality. The problem is that we have come to view mathematics as an arcane branch of knowledge that only a few can aspire to understand or grasp. The sense of separation between those who have the knowledge and those who do not, is present even amongst academics where many of the same skills and research practices exist - intuition, the use of symbolic structures and the use of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Series
Mathematics Education Library
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402078538
SKU
V9781402078538
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