| Mathematical Cultures: The London Meetings 2012-2014 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Larvor, Brendan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319285807 ISBN-13: 9783319285801 Publisher: Birkhauser OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 370 |
| Series: Trends in the History of Science |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.83 lbs) 460 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection presents significant contributions from an international network project on mathematical cultures, including essays from leading scholars in the history and philosophy of mathematics and mathematics education. Mathematics has universal standards of validity. Nevertheless, there are local styles in mathematical research and teaching, and great variation in the place of mathematics in the larger cultures that mathematical practitioners belong to. The reflections on mathematical cultures collected in this book are of interest to mathematicians, philosophers, historians, sociologists, cognitive scientists and mathematics educators. |