TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Frank
TI  - The glass wall: why mathematics can seem difficult 
SN  - 0807742422 (acidfree paper)
AV  - QA11.2 .S65 2002
U1  - 510.19/ 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Teachers College Press
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy032/2002024200.html
ER  -