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100 1 _aSmith, Frank,
_d1928-
245 1 4 _aThe glass wall :
_bwhy mathematics can seem difficult /
_cFrank Smith.
260 _aNew York :
_bTeachers College Press,
_cc2002.
300 _aix, 163 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and indexes.
505 8 _aMachine 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.
650 0 _aMathematics
_xStudy and teaching.
650 0 _aMathematics
_xPsychological aspects.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
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