Mathematical Thinking
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The Math Gene
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Author : Keith Devlin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2001-05-17
The Math Gene written by Keith Devlin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-17 with Science categories.
If people are endowed with a "number instinct" similar to the "language instinct" -- as recent research suggests -- then why can't everyone do math? In The Math Gene, mathematician and popular writer Keith Devlin attacks both sides of this question. Devlin offers a breathtakingly new theory of language development that describes how language evolved in two stages and how its main purpose was not communication. Devlin goes on to show that the ability to think mathematically arose out of the same symbol-manipulating ability that was so crucial to the very first emergence of true language. Why, then, can't we do math as well as we speak? The answer, says Devlin, is that we can and do -- we just don't recognize when we're using mathematical reasoning.
How Not To Be Wrong
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Author : Jordan Ellenberg
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-05-29
How Not To Be Wrong written by Jordan Ellenberg and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-29 with Mathematics categories.
“Witty, compelling, and just plain fun to read . . ." —Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do—the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of our world. It’s a science of not being wrong, hammered out by centuries of hard work and argument. Armed with the tools of mathematics, we can see through to the true meaning of information we take for granted: How early should you get to the airport? What does “public opinion” really represent? Why do tall parents have shorter children? Who really won Florida in 2000? And how likely are you, really, to develop cancer? How Not to Be Wrong presents the surprising revelations behind all of these questions and many more, using the mathematician’s method of analyzing life and exposing the hard-won insights of the academic community to the layman—minus the jargon. Ellenberg chases mathematical threads through a vast range of time and space, from the everyday to the cosmic, encountering, among other things, baseball, Reaganomics, daring lottery schemes, Voltaire, the replicability crisis in psychology, Italian Renaissance painting, artificial languages, the development of non-Euclidean geometry, the coming obesity apocalypse, Antonin Scalia’s views on crime and punishment, the psychology of slime molds, what Facebook can and can’t figure out about you, and the existence of God. Ellenberg pulls from history as well as from the latest theoretical developments to provide those not trained in math with the knowledge they need. Math, as Ellenberg says, is “an atomic-powered prosthesis that you attach to your common sense, vastly multiplying its reach and strength.” With the tools of mathematics in hand, you can understand the world in a deeper, more meaningful way. How Not to Be Wrong will show you how.
Mathematical Thinking And Problem Solving
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Author : Alan H. Schoenfeld
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-06
Mathematical Thinking And Problem Solving written by Alan H. Schoenfeld and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-06 with Education categories.
In the early 1980s there was virtually no serious communication among the various groups that contribute to mathematics education -- mathematicians, mathematics educators, classroom teachers, and cognitive scientists. Members of these groups came from different traditions, had different perspectives, and rarely gathered in the same place to discuss issues of common interest. Part of the problem was that there was no common ground for the discussions -- given the disparate traditions and perspectives. As one way of addressing this problem, the Sloan Foundation funded two conferences in the mid-1980s, bringing together members of the different communities in a ground clearing effort, designed to establish a base for communication. In those conferences, interdisciplinary teams reviewed major topic areas and put together distillations of what was known about them.* A more recent conference -- upon which this volume is based -- offered a forum in which various people involved in education reform would present their work, and members of the broad communities gathered would comment on it. The focus was primarily on college mathematics, informed by developments in K-12 mathematics. The main issues of the conference were mathematical thinking and problem solving.
Conjecture Proof
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Author : Diane Driscoll Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
Release Date : 1997
Conjecture Proof written by Diane Driscoll Schwartz and has been published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Mathematics categories.
Fostering And Sustaining Mathematics Thinking Through Problem Solving
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Author : John Mason
language : en
Publisher: Deakin University Press
Release Date : 1991
Fostering And Sustaining Mathematics Thinking Through Problem Solving written by John Mason and has been published by Deakin University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Mathematics categories.
Prepared for courses ECT405, ECT705 offered by the Faculty of Education in Deakin University's Open Campus Program.
Developing Mathematical Thinking
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Author : Jonathan D. Katz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2014-07-07
Developing Mathematical Thinking written by Jonathan D. Katz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-07 with Education categories.
In this country we have done a poor job of helping students come to see the wonder, beauty and power of mathematics. Standards can be brought into the picture, but unless we think about what it means to truly engage students in mathematics we will continue to be unsuccessful. The goal of this book is to begin to change the way students experience mathematics in the middle and high school classrooms. In this book you will find a theoretical basis for this approach to teaching mathematics, multiple guides and questions for teachers to think about in relation to their everyday teaching, and over 30 examples of problems, lessons, tasks, and projects that been used effectively with urban students.
The Nature Of Mathematical Thinking
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Author : Robert J. Sternberg
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996
The Nature Of Mathematical Thinking written by Robert J. Sternberg and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Education categories.
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Advanced Mathematical Thinking
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Author : David Tall
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1991-11-30
Advanced Mathematical Thinking written by David Tall and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-11-30 with Education categories.
This book is the first major study of advanced mathematical thinking as performed by mathematicians and taught to students in senior high school and university. Topics covered include the psychology of advanced mathematical thinking, the processes involved, mathematical creativity, proof, the role of definitions, symbols, and reflective abstraction. It is highly appropriate for the college professor in mathematics or the general mathematics educator.
How Humans Learn To Think Mathematically
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Author : David Tall
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-02
How Humans Learn To Think Mathematically written by David Tall and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02 with Psychology categories.
How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically describes the development of mathematical thinking from the young child to the sophisticated adult. Professor David Tall reveals the reasons why mathematical concepts that make sense in one context may become problematic in another. For example, a child's experience of whole number arithmetic successively affects subsequent understanding of fractions, negative numbers, algebra, and the introduction of definitions and proof. Tall's explanations for these developments are accessible to a general audience while encouraging specialists to relate their areas of expertise to the full range of mathematical thinking. The book offers a comprehensive framework for understanding mathematical growth, from practical beginnings through theoretical developments, to the continuing evolution of mathematical thinking at the highest level.
Mathematical Thinking And Writing
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Author : Randall Maddox
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2001-07-24
Mathematical Thinking And Writing written by Randall Maddox and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-24 with Mathematics categories.
The ability to construct proofs is one of the most challenging aspects of the world of mathematics. It is, essentially, the defining moment for those testing the waters in a mathematical career. Instead of being submerged to the point of drowning, readers of Mathematical Thinking and Writing are given guidance and support while learning the language of proof construction and critical analysis. Randall Maddox guides the reader with a warm, conversational style, through the task of gaining a thorough understanding of the proof process, and encourages inexperienced mathematicians to step up and learn how to think like a mathematician. A student's skills in critical analysis will develop and become more polished than previously conceived. Most significantly, Dr. Maddox has the unique approach of using analogy within his book to clarify abstract ideas and clearly demonstrate methods of mathematical precision.