The glass wall : why mathematics can seem difficult /
Smith, Frank, 1928-
The glass wall : why mathematics can seem difficult / Frank Smith. - New York : Teachers College Press, c2002. - ix, 163 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is Mathematics? -- 2. Making Sense -- 3. The Mathematics in Language -- 4. The Meanings of Numbers -- 5. Numbers (I): The Names -- 6. Numbers (II): The Written Form -- 7. Labeling, Ordering, and Quantifying -- 8. Calculating and Measuring -- 9. Notation-Signposts in the World of Mathematics -- 10. Numbers Between Numbers -- 11. Numbers in Space -- 12. Memorizing, Calculating, and Looking Up -- 13. Getting Beyond the Glass Wall.
0807742422 (acidfree paper) 0807742414 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
2002024200
Mathematics--Study and teaching.
Mathematics--Psychological aspects.
QA11.2 / .S65 2002
510.19/ / SMI
The glass wall : why mathematics can seem difficult / Frank Smith. - New York : Teachers College Press, c2002. - ix, 163 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is Mathematics? -- 2. Making Sense -- 3. The Mathematics in Language -- 4. The Meanings of Numbers -- 5. Numbers (I): The Names -- 6. Numbers (II): The Written Form -- 7. Labeling, Ordering, and Quantifying -- 8. Calculating and Measuring -- 9. Notation-Signposts in the World of Mathematics -- 10. Numbers Between Numbers -- 11. Numbers in Space -- 12. Memorizing, Calculating, and Looking Up -- 13. Getting Beyond the Glass Wall.
0807742422 (acidfree paper) 0807742414 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
2002024200
Mathematics--Study and teaching.
Mathematics--Psychological aspects.
QA11.2 / .S65 2002
510.19/ / SMI