Loving + hating mathematics : challenging the myths of mathematical life
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- ISBN: 0691142475
- ISBN: 9780691142470 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
x, 416 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Mathematical beginnings -- Mathematical culture -- Mathematics as solace -- Mathematics as an addiction : following logic to the end -- Friendships and partnerships -- Mathematical communities -- Gender and age in mathematics -- The teaching of mathematics : fierce or friendly? -- Loving and hating school mathematics. |
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Subject: | Mathematics Study and teaching United States Mathematicians Psychology Mathematicians Biography |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QA 28 .H47 2011 | 30775305448459 | General Collection | Available | - |
Loving and Hating Mathematics : Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life
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Table of Contents
Loving and Hating Mathematics : Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Acknowledgments | p. ix | |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
1 | Mathematical Beginnings | p. 9 |
2 | Mathematical Culture | p. 46 |
3 | Mathematics as Solace | p. 89 |
4 | Mathematics as an Addiction: Following Logic to the End | p. 106 |
5 | Friendships and Partnerships | p. 138 |
6 | Mathematical Communities | p. 176 |
7 | Gender and Age in Mathematics | p. 228 |
8 | The Teaching of Mathematics: Fierce or Friendly? | p. 273 |
9 | Loving and Hating School Mathematics | p. 301 |
Conclusions | p. 334 | |
Review of the Literature | p. 339 | |
Biographies | p. 349 | |
Notes | p. 385 | |
Index of Names | p. 403 | |
General Index | p. 410 |