238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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Symbols and Meanings in School Mathematics explores the various uses and aspects of symbols in school mathematics and also examines the notion of mathematical meaning. It is concerned with the power of language which enables us to do mathematics, giving us the ability to name and rename, to transform names and to use names and descriptions to conjure, communicate and control our images. It is in... Read more
Acknowledgements, An idiosyncratic preface, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 MANIPULATIVES AS SYMBOLS, 3 GEOMETRIC IMAGES AND SYMBOLS, 4 WHAT COUNTS AS A NUMBER?, 5 ALGEBRA TRANSFORMING, 6 MAKING REPRESENTATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS, 7 SYMBOLS AND MEASURES, 8 LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: SYMBOLS IN CONTEXTS, 9 ON FLUENCY AND UNDERSTANDING, 10 ON MANIPULATION, Notes, References, Name index, Subject index
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Pimm, David
