A Mathematician's Lament

How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form

av Paul Lockhart

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Utgiven:
2009-05-14
Språk:
Engelska
<p>"One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen."--Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR's "Morning Edition"<p>A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart's controversial approach will provoke spirited debate among educators and parents alike and it will alter the way we think about math forever.<p>Paul Lockhart, has taught mathematics at Brown University and UC Santa Cruz. Since 2000, he has dedicated himself to K-12 level students at St. Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York.

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A Mathematician's Lament
  • Titel: A Mathematician's Lament
  • ISBN: 9781934137178
  • Förlag: Bellevue Literary Press
  • Utgivningsland: USA
  • Utgivningsort: New York
  • Medarbetare: Devlin, Keith (foreword)
  • Illustrationer: illustrations
  • Antal sidor: 140
  • Vikt: 158 g
  • Höjd: 190 mm
  • Antal komponenter: 1
  • Format: Paperback / softback