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Tools and Mathematics

By John Monaghan, Luc Trouche, Jonathan M. Borwein
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$129.99
By John Monaghan, Luc Trouche, Jonathan M. Borwein
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This book is an exploration of tools and mathematics and issues in mathematics education related to tool use. The book has five parts. The first part reflects on doing a mathematical task with different tools, followed by a mathematician's account of tool use in his work. The second considers prehistory and history: tools in the development from ape to human; tools and mathematics in the ancient world; tools for calculating; and tools in mathematics instruction. The third part opens with a ...

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