G. Arnell Williams

How Math Works

A Guide to Grade School Arithmetic for Parents and Teachers

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Produktbeschreibung

Math is a subject many people find intimidating. But many donâ t understand the history of math and how it came to be what it is today. Here, G. Arnell Williams illuminates, in plain and simple terms, how we got the math we use today, the math our children learn, and the math we struggle at times to explain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9781442218741
• ISBN-10: 1442218746
• Artikelnr.: 36704457

Autorenporträt

G. Arnell Williams (MS Yale) is an associate professor of mathematics at San Juan College in New Mexico. He has won numerous teaching awards for helping people to overcome their fear of math.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Relevance of the Past 1. Tools of
the Intellect 2. The World in Symbols 3. An Ancient Tool Gives Rise to
Modern Mathematics 4. The Ancients Perform Miracles with Numbers Part II:
The Spectacular Fusion of Calculation with Writing 5. Numeral Formations
Come to Arithmetic 6. The Symmetry of Repetition 7. Dance of the Digits 8.
The Highest Mathematical Faculties 9. The Powder Keg of Arithmetic
Education Part III: Beautiful Dreams and Horrible Nightmares 10. Triumph of
the Numerals 11. From the Frontier to the Classroom Part IV. Illuminations
12. Symbolic Illumination 13. General Resumé Notes Appendices Bibliography
Index