Smith, Frank,  1928- <br/><br/>
The glass wall :  why mathematics can seem difficult / 
Frank Smith. 
 - New York :  Teachers College Press,  c2002. 
 - ix, 163 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0807742422 (acidfree paper) 0807742414 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002024200 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching.<br/>Mathematics--Psychological aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA11.2  / .S65 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510.19/  / SMI