Tools and Mathematics

John Monaghan

ISBN 10: 3319023950 / ISBN 13: 9783319023953

Verlag: Springer International Publishing AG, 2016

This book offers an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use, from pre-history to future directions in the field. It includes coverage of curriculum, assessment, and policy design. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 90 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; JNV; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. . . 2016. 1st ed. 2016. Hardcover. . . . . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9783319023953

Inhaltsangabe:

This book is an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use. The book has five parts. The first part reflects on doing a mathematical task with different tools, followed by a mathematician’s account of tool use in his work. The second considers prehistory and history: tools in the development from ape to human; tools and mathematics in the ancient world; tools for calculating; and tools in mathematics instruction. The third part opens with a broad review of technology and intellectual trends, circa 1970, and continues with three case studies of approaches in mathematics education and the place of tools in these approaches. The fourth part considers issues related to mathematics instructions: curriculum, assessment and policy; the calculator debate; mathematics in the real world; and teachers’ use of technology. The final part looks to the future: task and tool design and new forms of activity via connectivity and computer games.

Von der hinteren Coverseite: This book is an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use. The book has four parts. The first part sets the scene with a reflection on doing a mathematical task with different tools, a mathematician's account of tool use in his work and historical considerations of tool use. The second part opens with a broad review of technology and intellectual trends, circa 1970, and continues with three case studies of approaches in mathematics education and the place of tools in these approaches. The third part considers issues related to mathematics instructions: curriculum, assessment and policy; the calculator debate; mathematics in the real world; and teachers' use of technology. The final part looks to the future and digital tools: task design; the importance of artefacts in gameplay; and new forms of activity via connectivity.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Tools and Mathematics
Verlag: Springer International Publishing AG
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New
Auflage: 1. Auflage