Tools and Mathematics

by John Monaghan, Jonathan M. Borwein, Luc Trouche

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331979132X
• ISBN13: 9783319791326
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 483 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"