Mathematical Expeditions - Exploring Word Problems Across the Ages

Informationen zum Autor Frank J. Swetz is a professor emeritus of mathematics and education at The Pennsylvania State University. Among his numerous books are Learning Activities from the History of Mathematics; Five Fingers to Infinity: A Journey through the History of Mathematics; and Capitalism and Arithmetic: The New Math of the 15th Century. Klappentext Along the way, he tells us what various cultures knew about math and how they came to learn it, providing instructors with a wonderful way to incorporate multicultural mathematics into the middle school, high school, and college classroom. Zusammenfassung Along the way! he tells us what various cultures knew about math and how they came to learn it! providing instructors with a wonderful way to incorporate multicultural mathematics into the middle school! high school! and college classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Swetz, Frank J Swetz, Frank J. Swetz
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2012
• EAN: 9781421404370
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0437-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; MATHEMATICS / Applied, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Applied mathematics, History of mathematics, Problem solving, Historical problems, Mathematics history