The Nature and Development of Mathematics: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Cognition, Learning and Culture

From an infant’s first grasp of quantity to Einstein’s theory of relativity, the human experience of number has intrigued researchers for centuries. Numeracy and mathematics have played fundamental roles in the development of societies and civilisations, and yet there is an essential mystery to these concepts, evidenced by the fear many people still feel when confronted by apparently simple sums.

Including perspectives from anthropology, education and psychology, The Nature and Development ...