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Becoming a Mathematician
Springer 2012; US$ 109.99This book considers the views of participants in the process of becoming a mathematician, that is, the students and the graduates. This book investigates the people who carry out mathematics rather than the topics of mathematics. Learning is about change in a person, the development of an identity and ways of interacting with the world. It investigates... more...
A Cultural-Historical Perspective on Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Springer 2011; US$ 49.95The Images of Science Through Cultural Lenses
Springer 2012; US$ 69.95Are the images of science held by learners the same across cultures? What are the implications for science education? This book explores the nature of science from a cultural perspective. Located in the Chinese cultural context, the book examines the nexus between characteristics of Chinese thinking and the understanding of the nature of science in... more...
Opening the Cage
Springer 2012; US$ 69.95The picture on the front of this book is an illustration for Totakahini: The tale of the parrot, by Rabindranath Tagore, in which he satirized education as a magnificent golden cage. Opening the cage addresses mathematics education as a complex socio-political phenomenon, exploring the vast terrain that spans critique and politics. Opening the cage... more...
ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF KNOWING (IN) MATHEMATICS
Springer 1900; US$ 69.95This book grew out of a public lecture series, Alternative forms of knowledge construction in mathematics, conceived and organized by the first editor, and held annually at Portland State University from 2006. Starting from the position that mathematics is a human construction, implying that it cannot be separated from its historical, cultural, social,... more...
Zahlen
C.H. Beck 2013; US$ 8.72Hauptbeschreibung Der bekannte Mathematiker Albrecht Beutelspacher legt mit diesem Band eine kleine Zahlenkunde für Mathematiker und Nichtmathematiker vor. Er zeigt, - welchen Reichtum an Erfahrungsmöglichkeiten die Zahlen bieten, - was man alles mit Zahlen beschreiben kann, - welche erstaunlichen Anwendungen Zahlen haben, - welche Zahlen besonders... more...
Mathematics Teacher Education
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 57.95Currently there is substantial exchange and communication between academic communities around the world as researchers endeavour to discover why so many children 'fail' at a subject that society deems crucial for future economic survival. This book charts current thinking and trends in teacher education around the world, and looks critically at the... more...









