Mathematicians As Enquirers: Learning About Learning Mathematics - Couverture rigide

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Burton, Leone L.

 
9781402078538: Mathematicians As Enquirers: Learning About Learning Mathematics
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ISBN 10 : 1402078536 ISBN 13 : 9781402078538
Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2004

Synopsis

It is amazing that the usual reply to being introduced to a mathematician is a stumbling apology about how bad someone is at mathematics, no matter how good they may be in reality. The problem is that we have come to view mathematics as an arcane branch of knowledge that only a few can aspire to understand or grasp. The sense of separation between those who have the knowledge and those who do not, is present even amongst academics where many of the same skills and research practices exist - intuition, the use of symbolic structures and the use of intuition and insight. The more worrying aspect of this separation is the ever declining numbers of students choosing mathematics as part of their curriculum beyond the stage when it is mandatory. Even worse, it would seem that the mathematics community has created a discriminatory environment that deters many students from continuing beyond secondary and tertiary education. Exit interviews with graduates show a stark rejection of their previously chosen subject. What about mathematicians themselves - how do they see themselves? Do male and female mathematicians come to know their mathematics in different ways, do they tackle different problems with varying results for their status in the research community? Does the pervasive labelling that mathematics is a male domain arise because of a lack of role models for women or through its highly competitive, hierarchical nature? Are the negative labels often associated with mathematics, i. e.

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Éditeur
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1402078536
ISBN 13 
9781402078538
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
272
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