| How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically: Exploring the Three Worlds of Mathematics Contributor(s): Tall, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107035708 ISBN-13: 9781107035706 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $110.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Mathematics |
| Dewey: 510.1 |
| LCCN: 2013002749 |
| Series: Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Persp |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.70 lbs) 484 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tall, David: - David Tall is Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Thinking at the University of Warwick. He is internationally known for his research into long-term mathematical development at all levels, from preschool to the frontiers of research, including in-depth studies explaining mathematical success and failure. |