Becoming a Mathematician: An International Perspective

by Anna Reid, Leigh N. Wood, Peter Petocz

Book Overview

This book considers the views of participants in the process of becoming a mathematician, that is, the students and the graduates. This book investigates the people who carry out mathematics rather than the topics of mathematics. Learning is about change in a person, the development of an identity and ways of interacting with the world. It investigates more generally the development of mathematical scientists for a variety of workplaces, and includes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400729839
• ISBN13: 9789400729834
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"