Measurement |
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| Author:
| Lockhart, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05755-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Lockhartâe(tm)s Mathematicianâe(tm)s Lament outlined how we introduce math to students in the wrong way. Measurement explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living.
Lockhartâe(tm)s Mathematicianâe(tm)s Lament outlined how we introduce math to students in the wrong way. Measurement explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living.