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.
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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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Loving and Hating Mathematics : Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life
Reuben Hersh (1927-2020) was professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of New Mexico and the coauthor of The Mathematical Experience , which won the National Book Award. He was also the author of What Is Mathematics, Really? Vera John-Steiner (1930-2017) was professor emerita of linguistics and education at the University of New Mexico. Her books included Notebooks of the Mind , which won the William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association.